Etymology

ganger

gang·er
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Today it means: One who or that which walks or goes; a goer; a walker. Full definition →

Middle English ganger ← Old English gangere
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  1. Old English · inherited fromgangere“a ganger, footman”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromganger
  3. English todayganger

From Middle English ganger, from Old English gangere (“a ganger, footman”), equivalent to gang + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Gunger, West Frisian gonger, Dutch ganger, German Gänger, Danish gjænger, ganger, Swedish gängare, Icelandic gangari.

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