Where does “göngutúr” come from?

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

göngutúr (Icelandic): saunter, stroll, wander

Definitions

  1. saunter, stroll, wander

Ancestry of “göngutúr”, step by step

göngutúr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic ganga

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

via Icelandic túr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictúrtrip, short journey, tour; period, menstruation
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic ganganąEvery word from Old Norse ganga