Gang

German (Berlin)

/ɡaŋ(k)/, /ɡɛŋ/

noun
Definitions
  • motion, movement, progress, way, swing
  • gait, way (somebody walks), an instance of walking
  • hallway
  • (automobile) gear
  • (of a meal) course

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German ganc inherited from Old High German gang (journey, step, path, course) inherited from Proto-Germanic *gangaz (warp, passage, way) root from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰengʰ- (step, walk, stride).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ǵʰengʰ-

Gloss

step, walk, stride

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

歩

Emoji
🪜

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