gang

gang · verb¹

1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰengʰ-
2. Proto-Germanic*ganganą
3. Proto-West Germanic*gangan
4. Old Englishgangan
5. Middle Englishgangen
6. English todaygang

From Middle English gangen, from Old English gangan (“to go, walk, turn out”), from Proto-West Germanic *gangan, from Proto-Germanic *ganganą (“to go, walk”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰengʰ- (“to step, walk”). Cognate with Scots gang (“to go on foot, walk”), Swedish gånga (“to walk, go”), Faroese ganga (“to walk”), Icelandic ganga (“to walk, go”), Norwegian Nynorsk ganga (“to walk, go”), Vedic Sanskrit जंहस् (jáṃhas). Ultimately related to etymology 2, which see below.

gang · noun, verb²

1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰengʰ-
2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰóngʰos
3. Proto-Germanic*gangaz
4. Proto-West Germanic*gang
5. Old Englishgang
6. Middle Englishgang
7. English todaygang

From Middle English gang, from Old English gang (“a journey; way; passage”), from Proto-West Germanic *gang, from Proto-Germanic *gangaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰongʰ-o-s, from *ǵʰengʰ- (“to step; stride”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Gong, Dutch gang, German Gang, Norwegian gang, Swedish gång, Icelandic gangur, Vedic Sanskrit जंहस् (jáṃhas).

gang · verb³

See gan.

gang · verb⁴

Shortening of gangbang.

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