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Where does “Vorgang” come from?

Vorgang (German) comes from German gang, 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.

Vorgang (German): process; event; sequence of events

Definitions

  1. process; event; sequence of events

Ancestry of “Vorgang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangangobsolete form of geh, second-person imperative...
2EnglishgangTo go; walk; proceed; A number going in company;...
3Middle Englishganggoing
4Old Englishganggoing, walking; path; gait
5Proto-Germanic*gang—
6Proto-Germanicgangazpace, step, gait; walk; way, course
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰongʰ-o-s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

Words derived from “Vorgang”

  • Transportvorgang
  • Verbrennungsvorgang
  • Stoffwechselvorgang
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →