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Where does “fjallganga” come from?

fjallganga (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic ganga, from Old Norse ganga, from Proto-Germanic ganganą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

fjallganga (Icelandic): mountaineering, mountain climbing, a hike,...

Definitions

  1. mountaineering, mountain climbing, a hike,...

Ancestry of “fjallganga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgangato walk; to work, operate, run; to go
2Old Norsegangato go, walk
3Proto-Germanicganganąto go, walk, step
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step
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