Where does “misgang” come from?

misgang (Middle English) comes from Middle English gang, from Old English gang, from Proto-Germanic *gang, from Proto-Germanic gangaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

misgang (Middle English): trespass

Definitions

  1. trespass

Ancestry of “misgang”, step by step

misgang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English gang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishganggoing
2Old Englishganggoing, walking; path; gait
3Proto-Germanic*gang—
4Proto-Germanicgangazpace, step, gait; walk; way, course
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰongʰ-o-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

via Middle English mys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishmysplural of mous
2Old Englishmȳsmice
3Proto-Germanicmūsizmice
4Proto-Germanicmūsmouse
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic gangaz →