Where does “gan” come from?
gan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic *gān, from Proto-Germanic gāną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.
Ancestry of “gan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *gān | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | gāną | to go, walk |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |