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Where does “æðigangur” come from?

æðigangur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic gangur, from Old Norse gangr, from Proto-Germanic gangaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

æðigangur (Icelandic): rage, fury

Definitions

  1. rage, fury

Ancestry of “æðigangur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgangurthe act of walking; movement, action, flow;...
2Old Norsegangrwalking, motion; pace, pacing; course
3Proto-Germanicgangazpace, step, gait; walk; way, course
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰongʰ-o-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step
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