gang

Danish

/ɡ̊anɡ̊/, [ɡɔŋˀ], [ɡoŋˀ], [ɡɑ̃ˀ], [ɡɑ̃], [ɡɑ̃ɪ̃ˀ], [ɡɑ̃ʊ̃], [ɡɔɲ]

noun
Definitions
  • The act of walking, a walk.
  • An intended amount of something, especially time.
  • A way or path to walk on.
  • A person's business or activity.
  • One of the few cases where something take place, a rare event.
  • A line or closed space that can be bypass, usually by foot.
  • A room giving access to another room.
  • A narrow road built for pedestrian, usually in a public park or facility.

Etymology

Derived from Old Danish gang derived from Old Norse gangr (course, walk, pace) derived from Proto-Germanic *gangaz (warp, passage, way) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰengʰ- (step, walk, stride), *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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