Where does “motgang” come from?

motgang (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Swedish gång, from Middle High German ganc, from Old High German 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.

motgang (Norwegian Nynorsk): adversity

Definitions

  1. adversity

Ancestry of “motgang”, step by step

motgang traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish gång

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgångwalk, path, trail; a maintained, usually quite...
2Middle High Germangancprocession
3Old High GermangangA path, course, way, journey; a going
4Proto-Germanic*gang
5Proto-Germanicgangazpace, step, gait; walk; way, course
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰongʰ-o-s
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

via Swedish mot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmotinterchange; a large junction where two or more...
2Old Norsemótmeeting; town-meeting; joint, juncture
3Proto-Germanicmōtąmeeting
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

via Norwegian Nynorsk gang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskganghall, hallway; passage, corridor; aisle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-sEvery word from Proto-Germanic gangaz