Where does “gå” come from?

gå (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse gá, from Old Norse geyja, from Proto-Germanic *gawjaną — to bark.

gå (Norwegian Nynorsk): walk, go

Definitions

  1. walk, go

Ancestry of “gå”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegábarking; attention; to heed
2Old Norsegeyjato bark
3Proto-Germanic*gawjanąto bark

Words derived from “gå”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *gawjaną →Every word from Old Norse geyja →Every word from Old Norse gá →
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