Where does “gång efter annan” come from?

gång efter annan (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.

gång efter annan (Swedish): time and again, time after time

Definitions

  1. time and again, time after time

Ancestry of “gång efter annan”, step by step

gång efter annan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish gång

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgångwalk, path, trail; a maintained, usually quite...
2Middle High Germangancprocession
3Old High GermangangA path, course, way, journey; a going
4Proto-Germanic*gang
5Proto-Germanicgangazpace, step, gait; walk; way, course
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰongʰ-o-s
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

via Swedish annan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishannanother
2Old Swedishannarsecond; other
3Old Norseannarrother, another, second, next
4Proto-Germanicanþerazsecond; other
5Proto-Indo-Europeanánterosother

via Swedish efter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishefterafter; subsequent; later in time than "or" later...
2Old Norseeptirafter; afterwards; along
3Proto-Norseᚨᚠᛏᛖᚱafter
4Proto-Germanicafterafter, behind
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epoterosfurther behind, further away
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-sEvery word from Proto-Germanic gangaz