Where does “gang” come from?
I can't write this etymology because the chain you've provided only contains English repeatedly, with no older languages showing how "gang" entered English or where it ultimately derives from.
A valid etymology requires showing the word's path through actual historical languages (like Old English, Proto-Germanic, etc.). Could you provide the complete etymological chain with the source languages included?
gang (English): To go; walk; proceed; A number going in company;...
Definitions
- To go; walk; proceed; A number going in company;...
Ancestry of “gang”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | gang | going |
| 2 | Old English | gang | going, walking; path; gait |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *gang | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gangaz | pace, step, gait; walk; way, course |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰongʰ-o-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |
Words derived from “gang”