Where does “þurhgān” come from?
þurhgān (Old English) comes from Old English gān, from Proto-West Germanic gān, from Proto-Germanic gāną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.
þurhgān (Old English): to go over or go through, pierce , penetrate,...
Definitions
- to go over or go through, pierce , penetrate,...
Ancestry of “þurhgān”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | gān | to go |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | gān | to go |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gāną | to go, walk |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |