gang

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ɣɑŋ/

noun
Definitions
  • passageway, alley
  • gait, walk (person's manner of walking or stepping)
  • journey
  • hallway, corridor
  • course

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch ganc inherited from Old Dutch gank 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

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