Where does “begå” come from?

begå (Swedish) comes from Swedish gå, from Old Swedish gā, from Old Norse gá, from Old Norse geyja, from Proto-Germanic *gawjaną — to bark.

begå (Swedish): to commit, to perform, to carry out

Definitions

  1. to commit, to perform, to carry out

Ancestry of “begå”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgågo, walk, stroll; go, leave; go; to be given or...
2Old Swedishgā—
3Old Norsegábarking; attention; to heed
4Old Norsegeyjato bark
5Proto-Germanic*gawjanąto bark
Every word from Proto-Germanic *gawjaną →Every word from Old Norse geyja →Every word from Old Norse gá →
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