gaen

See also: gåen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch gān, from Proto-Germanic *gāną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣaːn/

Verb

gâen

  1. to go

Inflection

Conjugation of gaen (irregular, suppletive)
infinitive gaen
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular ga ginc ga ginge
2nd person singular gaes gings gaes ginges
3rd person singular gaet ginc ga ginge
1st person plural gaen gingen gaen gingen
2nd person plural gaet ginget gaet ginget
3rd person plural gaen gingen gaen gingen
imperative
singular ga
plural gaet
present past
participle gaende gegaen

Descendants

  • Dutch: gaan
    • Afrikaans: gaan
    • Javindo: ha, haat
    • Jersey Dutch: xân, xâne
    • Petjo: gaan, haan
  • Limburgish: gaon

Further reading

  • “gaen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “gaen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Scots

Verb

gaen

  1. alternative spelling of gane

Welsh

Pronunciation

Verb

gaen

  1. soft mutation of caen

Mutation

Mutated forms of caen
radical soft nasal aspirate
caen gaen nghaen chaen

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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