English word ago comes from Proto-Indo-European *uds-, and later Proto-Germanic *umbi ((with accusative) around, about.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *uds- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | up, out |
| *uss- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *umbi | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | (with accusative) around, about. |
| āgān | Old English (ang) | |
| agon | Middle English (enm) | |
| ago | English (en) | (archaic, or, dialectal) Gone; gone by; gone away; passed; passed away.. (archaic, or, dialectal) Nearly gone; dead (used in Devonshire at the turn of the 19th century) Before now. |