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German (Berlin)
/ˈɡeːən/, /ɡeːn/
verb-strong
Definitions
- (intransitive) to go, to walk
- (intransitive) to leave
- (intransitive) to leave, to take off areoplane, train
- (impersonal) to be going; to be alright;
- (slightly) to be possible
- (colloquial) to work, to function of a machine, method or the like
- (colloquial) to last, to go for, to go on, to be in progress
- (colloquial) to be (on) to pay
- (regional) to approach; to be going (on some one)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German gān inherited from Old High German gān inherited from *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
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- atgo English
- bego English
- forego English
- forgo English
- forthgo English
- get-go English
- git-go English
- go English
- go at it English
- go forth English
- go pedal English
- go-cart English
- go-devil English
- go-to English
- goand English
- goback English
- goer English
- goest English
- goeth English
- goey English
- gofer English
- going English
- gone English
- ingo English
- misgo English
- mitgehen English
- ongo English
- outgo English
- overgo English
- snowgo English
- thoroughgo English
- togo English
- umbego English
- undergo English
- withgo English
- Abstand German
- Begehung German
- Gassi German
- Gassigehen German
- Gehabstand German
- Gehrock German
- Gehschule German
- Gehweg German
- Herangehensweise German
- Rock German
- Schule German
- Weg German
- abgehen German
- angehen German
- aufgehen German
- ausgehen German
- begehbar German
- begehen German
- davon German
- davongehen German
- dazwischen German
- dazwischengehen German
- drangehen German
- durchgehen German
- eingehen German
- entgehen German
- entlang German
- entlanggehen German
- fehlgehen German
- fortgehen German
- fremd German
- fremdgehen German
- gut German
- gutgehen German
- heim German
- heimgehen German
- herangehen German
- herausgehen German
- hereingehen German
- herum German
- herumgehen German
- hervor German
- hervorgehen German
- hinaufgehen German
- hinausgehen German
- hindurch German
- hindurchgehen German
- hineingehen German
- hingehen German
- hinter German
- hintergehen German
- hochgehen German
- irre German
- irregehen German
- losgehen German
- mitgehen German
- nachgehen German
- rausgehen German
- reingehen German
- rund German
- rundgehen German
- schief German
- schiefgehen German
- spazieren German
- spazieren gehen German
- umgehen German
- umher German
- umhergehen German
- untergehen German
- vergehen German
- verloren German
- verlorengehen German
- vonstatten German
- vonstattengehen German
- vorausgehen German
- vorbeigehen German
- vorgehen German
- vorhergehen German
- vorübergehen German
- weggehen German
- weitergehen German
- zergehen German
- zugehen German
- zurück German
- zurückgehen German
- übergehen German
- aangaan Dutch, Flemish
- achteruitgaan Dutch, Flemish
- afgaan Dutch, Flemish
- begaan Dutch, Flemish
- binnengaan Dutch, Flemish
- dichtgaan Dutch, Flemish
- doodgaan Dutch, Flemish
- doorgaan Dutch, Flemish
- gaan Dutch, Flemish
- gaander Dutch, Flemish
- gaans Dutch, Flemish
- heengaan Dutch, Flemish
- ingaan Dutch, Flemish
- kapotgaan Dutch, Flemish
- kostganger Dutch, Flemish
- meegaan Dutch, Flemish
- misgaan Dutch, Flemish
- nagaan Dutch, Flemish
- omgaan Dutch, Flemish
- ondergaan Dutch, Flemish
- ontgaan Dutch, Flemish
- opengaan Dutch, Flemish
- opgaan Dutch, Flemish
- overgaan Dutch, Flemish
- schuilgaan Dutch, Flemish
- stukgaan Dutch, Flemish
- tegengaan Dutch, Flemish
- teloorgaan Dutch, Flemish
- teruggaan Dutch, Flemish
- uitgaan Dutch, Flemish
- verdergaan Dutch, Flemish
- vergaan Dutch, Flemish
- voorafgaan Dutch, Flemish
- voorbijgaan Dutch, Flemish
- voorgaan Dutch, Flemish
- voortgaan Dutch, Flemish
- vooruitgaan Dutch, Flemish
- vreemdgaan Dutch, Flemish
- weggaan Dutch, Flemish
- χωλός Ancient Greek
- *ǵʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰi-ǵʰn̥h₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰé-ǵʰeh₁-ti Proto-Indo-European
- *gāndz Proto-Germanic
- *gāną Proto-Germanic
- *ijj-, *gāną Proto-Germanic
- *wandijaną Proto-Germanic
- gå Swedish
- undgå Swedish
- ゴー Japanese
- gjennomgå Norwegian Nynorsk
- gjennomgåande Norwegian Nynorsk
- gan Old English
- gān Old English
- wendan Old English
- wenden Old English
- विहीन, বিহীন Sanskrit
- gon Middle English
- umbegon Middle English
- ganga Old Norse
- gá Old Norse
- seiða Old Norse
- afgå Danish
- gå Danish
- gågade Danish
- gåtur Danish
- omgå Danish
- undgå Danish
- gadael Welsh
- gâen Middle Dutch
- gān Old High German
- gēn Old High German
- gaan Afrikaans
- durchgān Middle High German
- gān Middle High German
- gēn Middle High German
- īngān Middle High German
- goen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- אַהיימגיין Yiddish
- אַראָפּגיין Yiddish
- אַרויסגיין Yiddish
- אַרומגיין Yiddish
- אַרײַנגיין Yiddish
- גיין Yiddish
- מיטגיין Yiddish
- *gān gmw-pro
- gan Old Dutch
- gān Old Dutch
- angan Middle Low German
- dorghéenan Cimbrian
- ghéenan Cimbrian
- gian Cimbrian
- *ȷ́ʰaH- Proto-Indo-Iranian
- gan Old Saxon
- gān Old Saxon
- aagaa Alemannic German
- gaa Alemannic German
- gae Scots
- gan Old Frisian
- gān Old Frisian
- gahn German Low German
- nagahn German Low German
- go Tok Pisin
- *en-gaska Proto-Albanian
- gohn Central Franconian
- john Central Franconian
- jonn Central Franconian
- gehn Hunsrik
- gaa Old Danish
- go Sranan Tongo
- geen Crimean Gothic
- gaon Dutch Low Saxon
- go Pijin
- gokabaut Samoan Plantation Pidgin
- Weg
- gut
- heim
- irre
- rund
- Rock
- Gassi
- davon
- herum
- fremd
- umher
- schief
- zurück
- hervor
- hinter
- Schule
- Gehweg
- Abstand
- zugehen
- entlang
- abgehen
- Gehrock
- angehen
- begehen
- umgehen
- hingehen
- mitgehen
- Begehung
- weggehen
- gutgehen
- aufgehen
- ausgehen
- begehbar
- verloren
- vorgehen
- zergehen
- eingehen
- losgehen
- entgehen
- hindurch
- vergehen
- rundgehen
- heimgehen
- reingehen
- hochgehen
- rausgehen
- spazieren
- fortgehen
- nachgehen
- irregehen
- drangehen
- Gehschule
- übergehen
- fehlgehen
- fremdgehen
- vonstatten
- dazwischen
- umhergehen
- Gehabstand
- herumgehen
- davongehen
- untergehen
- herangehen
- durchgehen
- Gassigehen
- hereingehen
- hineingehen
- weitergehen
- zurückgehen
- vorausgehen
- vorhergehen
- hinausgehen
- hervorgehen
- vorbeigehen
- herausgehen
- hinaufgehen
- hintergehen
- schiefgehen
- vorübergehen
- entlanggehen
- hindurchgehen
- verlorengehen
- vonstattengehen
- dazwischengehen
- spazieren gehen
- Herangehensweise