Where does “gång” come from?

gång (Swedish) comes 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.

gång (Swedish): walk, path, trail; a maintained, usually quite...

Definitions

  1. walk, path, trail; a maintained, usually quite...

Ancestry of “gång”, step by step

gång traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German ganc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangancprocession
2Old High GermangangA path, course, way, journey; a going
3Proto-Germanic*gang—
4Proto-Germanicgangazpace, step, gait; walk; way, course
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰongʰ-o-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

via Old Swedish ganger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishgangeract of walking; movement forward; path
2Old Norsegangrwalking, motion; pace, pacing; course

Words derived from “gång”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic gangaz →