gaan

Afrikaans

/ˈχɑːn/

verb
Definitions
  • to go

Etymology

Inherited from Dutch, Flemish gaan (go, walk) inherited from Middle Dutch gâen inherited from Old Dutch gān inherited from Proto-Germanic *gāną (go) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁- (leave, leave behind, abandon), *ǵʰeh₁- (leave, leave behind, abandon).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵʰeh₁-

Gloss

leave, leave behind, abandon

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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