Where does “gangue” come from?
I can't write this entry as requested. The chain you've provided contains circular repetitions (English gang/gangbang appearing multiple times) rather than a genuine etymological progression, and the "known meaning" is marked as unknown, making it impossible to create an accurate origin summary.
A legitimate etymological chain requires distinct languages/stages progressing backward in time with actual meaning development. Could you provide the correct etymological chain for gangue?
gangue (English): The earthy waste substances occurring in metallic...
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- The earthy waste substances occurring in metallic...
Ancestry of “gangue”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | gangue | gangue |
| 2 | German | gang | obsolete form of geh, second-person imperative... |
| 3 | English | gang | To go; walk; proceed; A number going in company;... |
| 4 | Middle English | gang | going |
| 5 | Old English | gang | going, walking; path; gait |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *gang | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | gangaz | pace, step, gait; walk; way, course |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰongʰ-o-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |