Where does “gong” come from?
gong (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk gå, from Old Norse gá, from Old Norse geyja, from Proto-Germanic *gawjaną.
gong (Norwegian Nynorsk): time; a gong
Ancestry of “gong”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | gå | walk, go; work , run, to be possible; be alright,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | gá | barking; attention; to heed |
| 3 | Old Norse | geyja | to bark |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *gawjaną | — |
Words derived from “gong”