Where does “gan” come from?

gan (Scots) comes from Middle English gan, from Old English gān, from Proto-West Germanic gān, from Proto-Germanic gāną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

gan (Scots): to go

Definitions

  1. to go

Ancestry of “gan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishganAlternative form of gain; Alternative form of gon
2Old Englishgānto go
3Proto-West Germanicgānto go
4Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gāną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gān →