Where does “gāndz” come from?

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

Ancestry of “gāndz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gāndz

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ-
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