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Where does “gank” come from?

gank (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic gangaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

Ancestry of “gank”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgangazpace, step, gait; walk; way, course
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰongʰ-o-s—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

Words derived from “gank”

  • gangbaar
  • gang
  • pandgang
  • dwarsgang
  • werdegang
  • neusgang
  • slakkengang
  • gedachtegang
  • neergang
  • internettoegang
  • bloedgang
  • rondgang
  • stoelgang
  • toegang
  • toegangspoort
  • stembusgang
  • toegankelijk
  • toegankelijkheid
  • ganc
  • gang
  • gang
  • gang
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