Where does “balansgång” come from?
balansgång (Swedish) 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.
balansgång (Swedish): the act of (painstakingly) walking along something narrow (like a tightrope)
Definitions
- the act of (painstakingly) walking along something narrow (like a tightrope)
Ancestry of “balansgång”, step by step
balansgång traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish gång
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | gång | walk, path, trail; a maintained, usually quite... |
| 2 | Middle High German | ganc | procession |
| 3 | Old High German | gang | A path, course, way, journey; a going |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *gang | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gangaz | pace, step, gait; walk; way, course |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰongʰ-o-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |
via Swedish balans
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | balans | balance |