Etymology

gange

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Today it means: To protect (the part of a fishing line next to a fishhook, or the hook itself) by winding it with wire. Full definition →

Middle High German genge ← Old High German gengi ← Proto-West Germanic *gangī
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gange · verb1

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Gange · proper noun2

  1. Proto-West Germanic · derived from*gangī“passable”
  2. Old High German · derived fromgengi“passable”
  3. Middle High German · derived fromgenge“circulating, common”
  4. English todayGange

* As an southern English surname, of German origin, from variant of Genge, Gänge, from Middle High German genge (“circulating, common”), from Old High German gengi (“passable”), from Proto-West Germanic *gangī (“passable”); compare also Geng. * Also as a German surname, shortened from names like Wolfgang, Gangulf. * As an Italian surname, Americanized from Gangi.

Words from the same roots

Middle High Germangenge all →

geng

Old High Germangengi all →

geng

Proto-West Germanic*gangī all →

geng

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.