Etymology Explorer › Yola

Where does “goe” come from?

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

Ancestry of “goe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgonto go; past participle of gon; Alternative form...
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- →