| 【go】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "gan." It carries the basic meaning of "go." from PIE *gon "[from Old English gan]" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "go"]
again ****[119] You use again to indicate that something happens a second time, or after it has already happened before.
ago ****[326] You use ago when you are referring to past time. For example, if something happened one year ago, it is one year since it happened. If it happened a long time ago, it is a long time since it happened.
go ****[36] When you go somewhere, you move or travel there.
undergo **[3701] to experience or endure (something)
[WORD ROOT]root go
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] gain, go
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) gan
[MEANING]root go
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Middle English】 gon [from Old English gan]
- 【Old English】 gan to advance, walk; depart, go away; happen, take place; conquer; observe, practice, exercise
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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again ★★★★[119] adverb
【DEFINITION】 You use again to indicate that something happens a second time, or after it has already happened before.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ a(on); on ⑵ gain(go); go ⑶ again(ago); again, own
【Etymology】 《Old English ongean》 [from on+-gegn] toward; opposite, against, contrary to; in exchange for
ago ★★★★[326] adverb
【DEFINITION】 You use ago when you are referring to past time. For example, if something happened one year ago, it is one year since it happened. If it happened a long time ago, it is a long time since it happened.
【ROOTs】 ⑴ a(on); on ⑵ go; go ⑶ ago; again, own
【Etymology】 《Old English agan》 [from earlier ongean, a-+gan] (past tense ahte) to won, possess, have
go ★★★★[36] verb from go
【DEFINITION】 ① When you go somewhere, you move or travel there.
② When you go, you leave the place where you are.
③ You use go to say that someone leaves the place where they are and does an activity, often a leisure activity.
【Declension/Conjugation】 went, gone, going, goes
【SYNONYM】 disappear, depart
【ROOTs】 go; go
【Etymology】 《Old English gan》 to advance, walk; depart, go away; happen, take place; conquer; observe, practice, exercise
【First Known Meaning】 to advance, walk; depart, go away; happen, take place; conquer; observe, practice, exercise
undergo ★★[3701] verb from go
【DEFINITION】 to experience or endure (something)
【Declension/Conjugation】 underwent, undergone, undergoing, undergoes
【COMPOSITION】 under + go
【ROOTs】 ⑴ under; under ⑵ go; go
【Etymology】 《Old English gan》 to advance, walk; depart, go away; happen, take place; conquer; observe, practice, exercise
Other words containing "go"; outgoing
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
give
gest
gener-, genit-, gent-
gen-, gene-
gather
game
fus-, fund-
furn
fund
fun
