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

gāną traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ-

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

via Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁-to go, to walk

Words derived from “gāną

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ-