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
- 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
| 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 annan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | annan | other |
| 2 | Old Swedish | annar | second; other |
| 3 | Old Norse | annarr | other, another, second, next |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | anþeraz | second; other |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ánteros | other |
via Swedish efter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | efter | after; subsequent; later in time than "or" later... |
| 2 | Old Norse | eptir | after; afterwards; along |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | ᚨᚠᛏᛖᚱ | after |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | after | after, behind |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epoteros | further behind, further away |