Where does “gangland” come from?

gangland (English) comes from English gang, from Middle English gang, from Old English gang, from Proto-Germanic *gang, from Proto-Germanic gangaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

gangland (English): The underworld of organized crime

Definitions

  1. The underworld of organized crime

Ancestry of “gangland”, step by step

gangland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English gang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgangTo go; walk; proceed; A number going in company;...
2Middle Englishganggoing
3Old Englishganggoing, walking; path; gait
4Proto-Germanic*gang—
5Proto-Germanicgangazpace, step, gait; walk; way, course
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰongʰ-o-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

via English Land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLandThe part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water
2Middle EnglishlandAlternative form of lond; urine
3Old Englishhlandurine
4Proto-Germanichlandąurine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanklān-liquid, wet ground

Words derived from “gangland”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic gangaz →