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Where does “ġegān” come from?

ġegān (Old English) comes from Old English ġe-, from Proto-West Germanic ga-, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Ancestry of “ġegān”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġe-—
2Proto-West Germanicga-used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating...
3Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
6Middle Englishkyt—
7Germankitt—
8Old High Germankuti—
9Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
10Proto-Germanickweduzresin
11Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
12Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “ġegān”

  • go
  • gone
  • goes
  • bygone
  • goest
  • goner
  • gofer
  • goneness
  • ingo
  • goback
  • goey
  • go-devil
  • get-go
  • git-go
  • go-go
  • go-round
  • go-cart
  • go postal
  • goneski
  • downgone
  • go-to
  • ゴー
  • gon
  • ȝegan
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