gaen

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	present	past
1st person singular	ga	ginc
2nd person singular	gaes	gings
3rd person singular	gaet	ginc
1st person plural	gaen	gingen
2nd person plural	gaet	ginget
3rd person plural	gaen	gingen
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	ga	ginge
2nd person singular	gaes	ginges
3rd person singular	ga	ginge
1st person plural	gaen	gingen
2nd person plural	gaet	ginget
3rd person plural	gaen	gingen
imperative	present
singular	ga
plural	gaet
participle	present	past
	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

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡaːɨ̯n/
• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡai̯n/

Verb

gaen

1. Soft mutation of caen.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
caen	gaen	nghaen	chaen
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.