"how goes it" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [English]

Audio: en-au-how goes it.ogg
Etymology: The phrase is a regular Early Modern English equivalent of how's it going (when neither progressive tenses nor do-support were obligatory). As such it could have survived through regional dialects. Nevertheless modern usage is likely a calque of German wie geht es, perhaps additionally also Dutch hoe gaat het, Danish hvordan går det, etc. Etymology templates: {{cal|en|de|wie geht es|nocap=1}} calque of German wie geht es, {{cal|en|nl|hoe gaat het|notext=1}} Dutch hoe gaat het, {{cal|en|da|hvordan går det|notext=1}} Danish hvordan går det Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} how goes it
  1. (idiomatic) An informal greeting roughly equivalent to how are you. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-how_goes_it-en-phrase-K3VsGmmh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English greetings

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