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Where does “ganga” come from?

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

ganga (Norwegian Nynorsk): form removed with the spelling reform of 2012;...

Definitions

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Ancestry of “ganga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegangato go, walk
2Proto-Germanicganganąto go, walk, step
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step
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