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Where does “gangle” come from?

gangle (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.

gangle (English): To move in a manner characteristic of a gangling...

Definitions

  1. To move in a manner characteristic of a gangling...

Ancestry of “gangle”, step by step

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

Words derived from “gangle”

  • gangling
  • gangler
  • ganglingly
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