Where does “אַרויסגאַנג” come from?
אַרויסגאַנג (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish גאַנג, 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.
אַרויסגאַנג (Yiddish): exit way out, passage or opening through which one can go from inside a place to the outside
Definitions
- exit way out, passage or opening through which one can go from inside a place to the outside
Ancestry of “אַרויסגאַנג”, step by step
אַרויסגאַנג traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish גאַנג
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | גאַנג | walk |
| 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 Yiddish אַרויס־
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | אַרויס־ | A verbal complement, usually meaning out |