Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gangan

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ganganą.

Verb

*gangan

  1. to go, walk, step
    Synonym: *gān

Inflection

Strong class 7c
Infinitive *gangan
1st sg. past *geang
3rd pl. past *geangun
Past ptcple *gangan
Infinitive *gangan
Genitive infin. *gangannjas
Dative infin. *gangannjē
Instrum. infin. *gangannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *gangu *geang
2nd singular *gangiʀi *geangī
3rd singular *gangidi *geang
1st plural *gangum *geangum
2nd plural *gangid *geangud
3rd plural *gangand *geangun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *gangē *geangī
2nd singular *gangēs *geangī
3rd singular *gangē *geangī
1st plural *gangēm *geangīm
2nd plural *gangēþ *geangīd
3rd plural *gangēn *geangīn
Imperative Present
Singular *gang
Plural *gangid
Present Past
Participle *gangandī *gangan

Descendants

  • Old English: gangan, gongan, gancgan
    • Middle English: gangen, gongen
  • Old Frisian: ganga, gunga
    • Saterland Frisian: gunge (“in part”)
  • Old Saxon: gangan
  • Old Dutch: *gangan
    • Middle Dutch: gangen (only in rhyme)
  • Old High German: gangan
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