Where does “kröfuganga” come from?

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

kröfuganga (Icelandic): march, rally

Definitions

  1. march, rally

Ancestry of “kröfuganga”, step by step

kröfuganga 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 krafa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickrafademand, requirement; claim
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ganganą →Every word from Old Norse ganga →