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Where does “gāną” come from?

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

gāną (Proto-Germanic): to go, walk

Definitions

  1. to go, walk

Ancestry of “gāną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

Words derived from “gāną”

  • go
  • going
  • following
  • gone
  • follow
  • ago
  • goes
  • ongoing
  • follower
  • bygone
  • gwine
  • thoroughgoing
  • garish
  • easygoing
  • goest
  • followeth
  • seagoing
  • churchgoing
  • goner
  • woebegone
  • followership
  • agoing
  • oceangoing
  • moviegoing
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