Where does “gå” come from?

gå (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse ganga, from Proto-Germanic ganganą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

gå (Norwegian Bokmål): To walk, go

Definitions

  1. To walk, go

Ancestry of “gå”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegangato go, walk
2Proto-Germanicganganąto go, walk, step
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

Words derived from “gå”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ganganą →Every word from Old Norse ganga →