How goes it

[Little_Girl]

Synonymous with the phrases how are you or how are you going. Most likely derived from literal translations of similarly structured forms in European languages, such as the German wie gehts, the Dutch hoe gaat het and the French comment ça va.

How goes it is non-standard and is generally used as a somewhat quirky informal alternative to the more conventional questions. In this sense, the phrase may have a somewhat humorous effect.

[Jessica]

A word redcoined in California, but not sure by who. Appeared in movies beforehand and also in TV shows.

[Sarah]

It could be an expression from modern French. The expression comment ça va? (literally how it goes?). This is an informal expression meaning How are you?.