*gāną
Runic: ᚷᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈɣɑː.nɑ̃/verb
Meanings
to go, walk
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁- (‘to go, reach’). The suppletive past tense is from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (‘to go’), although all modern Germanic languages have eliminated this stem by further suppletion or innovation.
Conjugation
Present active
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | gō | – | – |
| 2nd singular | gaisi | – | gai |
| 3rd singular | gaiþi | – | gāþau |
| 1st dual | gōs | – | – |
| 2nd dual | gāþiz | – | gāþiz |
| 1st plural | gāmaz | – | – |
| 2nd plural | gaiþ | – | gaiþ |
| 3rd plural | gānþi | – | gānþau |
Present passive
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | – | – |
| 2nd singular | – | – |
| 3rd singular | – | – |
| 1st dual | – | – |
| 2nd dual | – | – |
| 1st plural | – | – |
| 2nd plural | – | – |
| 3rd plural | – | – |
Past
| Person | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| 1st singular | ijjǭ | ijjēdį̄ |
| 2nd singular | ijjēz | ijjēdīz |
| 3rd singular | ijjē | ijjēdī |
| 1st dual | ijjēdū | ijjēdīw |
| 2nd dual | ijjēdudiz | ijjēdīdiz |
| 1st plural | ijjēdum | ijjēdīm |
| 2nd plural | ijjēdud | ijjēdīd |
| 3rd plural | ijjēdun | ijjēdīn |
Non-finite Forms
| Infinitive | Present Participle | Past Participle |
|---|---|---|
| gāną | gāndz | gānaz |
Descendants
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*gān (Proto-West Germanic)
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gān (Old Dutch)
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gâen (Middle Dutch)
- gaon, goëne (Limburgish)
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gâen (Middle Dutch)
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gān (Old Dutch)
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*gān (Proto-West Germanic)
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gān (Old Dutch)
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gâen (Middle Dutch)
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gaan (Dutch)
- gaan (Afrikaans)
- ha, haat (Javindo)
- xân, xâne (Jersey Dutch)
- gaan, haan (Petjo)
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gaan (Dutch)
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gâen (Middle Dutch)
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gān (Old Dutch)
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*gān (Proto-West Germanic)
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gān (Old English)
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gon, goo, goon, go, gan, ga, geen (Middle English)
- go (English)
- gan (Geordie)
- goe, go, gow (Yola)
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gon, goo, goon, go, gan, ga, geen (Middle English)
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gān (Old English)
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*gān (Proto-West Germanic)
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gān (Old English)
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gon, goo, goon, go, gan, ga, geen (Middle English)
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go, goe, gone (Middle Scots)
- gan, gae, gang, ging, gyang (Scots)
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go, goe, gone (Middle Scots)
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gon, goo, goon, go, gan, ga, geen (Middle English)
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gān (Old English)
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*gān (Proto-West Germanic)
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gān (Old Frisian)
- geen (Saterland Frisian)
- gean (West Frisian)
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gān (Old Frisian)
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*gān (Proto-West Germanic)
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gān, gēn, kēn (Old High German)
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gān, gēn, kēn (Middle High German)
- gaa, gan, ge, gi, goo, gu (Alemannic German)
- geh, gea, gean, gian (Bavarian)
- giehn, gohn, john, jonn (Central Franconian)
- gii, giin (East Central German)
- ? (East Franconian)
- gehen (German)
- geh, gehe, gäh, gähe, gäj, gäje, gih, gihe, gej, geje (Rhine Franconian)
- גיין (geyn) (Yiddish)
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gān, gēn, kēn (Middle High German)
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gān, gēn, kēn (Old High German)
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*gān (Proto-West Germanic)
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gān (Old Saxon)
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gân (Middle Low German)
- gonen (Plautdietsch)
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gân (Middle Low German)
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gān (Old Saxon)
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*gān (Proto-West Germanic)
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gān (Old Saxon)
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gân (Middle Low German)
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gahn (Low German)
- gan, gaan, gaon (Dutch Low Saxon)
- gahn (German Low German)
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gahn (Low German)
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gân (Middle Low German)
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gān (Old Saxon)
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gá (Old Norse)
- gą̊ (Elfdalian)
- gá (Faroese)
- gá (Icelandic)
- gå (Norwegian Nynorsk)
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gá (Old Norse)
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gå (Danish)
- gå (Norwegian Bokmål)
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gå (Danish)
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gá (Old Norse)
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gā (Old Swedish)
- gå (Swedish)
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gā (Old Swedish)
- 𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽 (gaggan) (Gothic)
- geen (Crimean Gothic)