Where does “gå” come from?

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

gå (Swedish): go, walk, stroll; go, leave; go; to be given or...

Definitions

  1. go, walk, stroll; go, leave; go; to be given or...

Ancestry of “gå”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishgā—
2Old Norsegábarking; attention; to heed
3Old Norsegeyjato bark
4Proto-Germanic*gawjanąto bark

Words derived from “gå”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *gawjaną →Every word from Old Norse geyja →Every word from Old Norse gá →