Where does “gunga” come from?

gunga (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic ganganą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

Ancestry of “gunga”, step by step

gunga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic ganganą

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

via Proto-West Germanic *gangan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*ganganto go, walk, step

Words derived from “gunga”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ganganą →