Where does “ganga af” come from?

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

ganga af (Old Norse): to go off, go away, depart; to go beyond; to be...

Definitions

  1. to go off, go away, depart; to go beyond; to be...

Ancestry of “ganga af”, step by step

ganga af traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse ganga

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

via Old Norse af

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseafof, from, off, by
2Proto-Germanic*ab—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ganganą →Every word from Old Norse ganga →