gang
Scots
/ɡɑŋ/
verb
Definitions
- To go.
Etymology
Derived from Old English gangan (walk, go, turn out, step) derived from Old Norse ganga (walk) 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
🪜
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antigang English
- cybergang English
- fastgang English
- gang English
- gang-fuck English
- gangbang English
- gangboard English
- gangbuster English
- gangbusting English
- gangday English
- ganger English
- gangish English
- gangland English
- ganglike English
- gangline English
- ganglord English
- gangman English
- gangmate English
- gangplank English
- gangrel English
- gangsaw English
- gangshag English
- gangsman English
- gangsome English
- gangsploitation English
- gangstalking English
- gangster English
- gangway English
- ingang English
- intergang English
- nongang English
- ongang English
- outgang English
- overgang English
- oxgang English
- press-gang English
- throughgang English
- umgang English
- undergang English
- upgang English
- watergang English
- workgang English
- gang Italian
- ghenga Italian
- gang Dutch, Flemish
- omgaan Dutch, Flemish
- gang French
- *ǵʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰengʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰengʰ-o-s Proto-Indo-European
- gjeng Norwegian Bokmål
- gå Norwegian Bokmål
- overgang Norwegian Bokmål
- gangue Portuguese
- *ganganą Proto-Germanic
- *gangaz Proto-Germanic
- *gangiz Proto-Germanic
- *gangulaz Proto-Germanic
- *ganhtiz Proto-Germanic
- *ganhuz Proto-Germanic
- *gānaz Proto-Germanic
- *gāną Proto-Germanic
- *inngangaz Proto-Germanic
- *uberganganą Proto-Germanic
- *umbigangaz Proto-Germanic
- *ūtgangaz Proto-Germanic
- gäng Swedish
- gånga Swedish
- ganga Norwegian Nynorsk
- gjeng Norwegian Nynorsk
- gå Norwegian Nynorsk
- overgang Norwegian Nynorsk
- agangan Old English
- began Old English
- begangan Old English
- bigenga Old English
- foregan Old English
- foregangan Old English
- forgan Old English
- forgangan Old English
- forþgan Old English
- forþgangan Old English
- gan Old English
- gangan Old English
- gegangan Old English
- geondgangan Old English
- gān Old English
- ingan Old English
- ingangan Old English
- ofergan Old English
- ofergangan Old English
- ofgan Old English
- togan Old English
- undergan Old English
- undergangan Old English
- upgan Old English
- utgan Old English
- wenden Old English
- wiþgan Old English
- ymbgan Old English
- ymbgangan Old English
- þurhgan Old English
- þurhgangan Old English
- जंहस् Sanskrit
- gan Middle English
- gangen Middle English
- gon Middle English
- afganga Old Norse
- afgangr Old Norse
- afgǫngudagr Old Norse
- aptrganga Old Norse
- atgengiligr Old Norse
- ganga Old Norse
- gangr Old Norse
- gengi Old Norse
- genginn Old Norse
- gǫngull Old Norse
- jǫklagangr Old Norse
- viðganga Old Norse
- þarfagangr Old Norse
- gai Old French
- ganga Icelandic
- แก๊ง Thai
- gang Cebuano
- geng Indonesian
- overganc Middle Dutch
- ganga Faroese
- dgaîngue Norman
- 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *gān gmw-pro
- *ȷ́ʰángʰas Proto-Indo-Iranian
- umbigangan Old Saxon
- 깡패 Korean
- gaan Scots
- withgang Scots
- kāān̄ Marshallese
- geng Fiji Hindi