Where does “gångart” come from?
gångart (Swedish) comes from Swedish ärt, from Old Swedish art, from Middle Low German art, from Old Saxon *ard, from Proto-Germanic ardiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.
gångart (Swedish): a gait
Definitions
- a gait
Ancestry of “gångart”, step by step
gångart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish ärt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ärt | Any species in the Fabacea family; Plant of such... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | art | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | art | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | *ard | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ardiz | characteristic; inborn quality; nature;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂erh₃- | to plough |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |
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 |