Etymology

going

go·ing
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Today it means: Attending or visiting (a stated event, place, etc.) habitually or regularly. Full definition →

Middle English goinge ← Old English gānde ← Proto-Germanic *gēndz
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromgoing
  2. Proto-Germanic · derived from*gēną
  3. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*gēndz
  4. Old English · inherited fromgānde
  5. Middle English · inherited fromgoinge
  6. English todaygoing

Verb form from Middle English goinge, goynge, gayng, variants of gonde, goonde, gaand, from Old English gānde, from Proto-Germanic *gēndz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *gēną, *gāną (“to go”), equivalent to go + -ing. Cognate with West Frisian geanend (“going”), Dutch gaand (“going”), German gehend (“going”), Danish gående (“going”), Swedish gående (“going”). Noun and adjective from Middle English going, goyng, gaing, gayng, equivalent to go + -ing. Compare German Gehung, Old English gang (“a going”). More at gang.

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