Where does “gang” come from?

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

gang (Scots): To go

Definitions

  1. To go

Ancestry of “gang”, step by step

gang 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 English gangan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishganganto go, walk; to turn out
2Proto-West Germanic*ganganto go, walk, step

Words derived from “gang”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ganganą →Every word from Old Norse ganga →