Where does “hedengangen” come from?

hedengangen (Danish) comes from Danish gange, from Danish gang, from Old Danish gang, from Old Norse gangr, from Proto-Germanic gangaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

hedengangen (Danish): dead

Definitions

  1. dead

Ancestry of “hedengangen”, step by step

hedengangen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish gange

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishgangeUsed to show that one has to multiply one or more...
2DanishgangThe act of walking, a walk; An intended amount of...
3Old Danishgang
4Old Norsegangrwalking, motion; pace, pacing; course
5Proto-Germanicgangazpace, step, gait; walk; way, course
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰongʰ-o-s
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

via Danish heden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhedendefinite singular of hede
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-sEvery word from Proto-Germanic gangaz