Where does “gaun” come from?

gaun (Scots) comes from Scots gang, from Old Norse ganga, from Proto-Germanic ganganą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

gaun (Scots): present participle of gang

Definitions

  1. present participle of gang

Ancestry of “gaun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ScotsgangTo go
2Old Norsegangato go, walk
3Proto-Germanicganganąto go, walk, step
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

Words derived from “gaun”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ganganą →Every word from Old Norse ganga →