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Where does “ganger” come from?

ganger (Middle English) comes from Old English gangere, from Proto-Germanic gangārijaz.

Ancestry of “ganger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishgangerea ganger; footman
2Proto-Germanicgangārijaz—

Words derived from “ganger”

  • ganger
  • doubleganger
Every word from Proto-Germanic gangārijaz →