gan etymology

Middle English word gan comes from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁-, and later Proto-Germanic *gāną (To go, to walk.)

Detailed word origin of gan

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*ǵʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*gāną Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) To go, to walk.
*gānaz Proto-Germanic (gem-pro)
ġegān Old English (ang)
igon Middle English (enm)

Words with the same origin as gan

Descendants of *ǵʰeh₁-
abraiden adihten adweschen afferen alayen around ashore ayefen er- fullen fulwen okome ortroue thurhgon um umbefolden umbegangen umbelien umbestounde umbestunde umbsitten umbthringan upgon withgon ȝegan