Where does “*gān” come from?

*gān (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic gāną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

Ancestry of “*gān”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*gān”

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