Where does “gēn” come from?

gēn (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic gān, from Proto-Germanic gāną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

Ancestry of “gēn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicgānto go
2Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

Words derived from “gēn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gāną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gān →