Where does “gongster” come from?

gongster (English) comes from English gong, from Middle English gong, from Old English gong, from Old English gangan, from Proto-West Germanic *gangan — to go, walk, step.

gongster (English): One who plays a gong

Definitions

  1. One who plays a gong

Ancestry of “gongster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgongA percussion instrument consisting of a metal...
2Middle EnglishgongAn outhouse; a building used as a lavatory
3Old Englishgong—
4Old Englishganganto go, walk; to turn out
5Proto-West Germanic*ganganto go, walk, step
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *gangan →Every word from Old English gangan →Every word from Old English gong →
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