gang
English
/ɡæŋ/
verb
Definitions
- (intransitive) To go; walk; proceed.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English gangen inherited from Old English gangan (walk, go, turn out, step) inherited from Proto-Germanic *ganganą (walk, go, step) 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
Kanji
歩
Emoji
🪜
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antigang English
- antigangster English
- bang English
- board English
- buster English
- busting English
- cybergang English
- day English
- fast English
- fastgang English
- footganger English
- foreganger English
- fuck English
- gang-fuck English
- gangbang English
- gangbanger 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
- gangsterdom English
- gangsteress English
- gangsterhood English
- gangsterish English
- gangsterism English
- gangsterland English
- gangsterless English
- gangsterlike English
- gangsterly English
- gangsterness English
- gangstership English
- gangsterwise English
- gangstress English
- gangway English
- gangwayed English
- ingang English
- intergang English
- land English
- line English
- lord English
- mate English
- nongang English
- ongang English
- outgang English
- overgang English
- ox English
- oxgang English
- plank English
- press English
- press-gang English
- reverse gangbang English
- saw English
- shag English
- stalking English
- throughgang English
- umgang English
- undergang English
- upgang English
- water English
- watergang English
- way English
- work English
- workgang English
- jengi Finnish
- Abgang German
- Abgänger German
- Blutgang German
- Börsengang German
- Durchgang German
- Fünfgang-Getriebe German
- Gang German
- Gangster German
- Gedankengang German
- Gänger German
- Hauptgang German
- Rechtsgang German
- Rückgang German
- Rückwärtsgang German
- Siebenganggetriebe German
- Spaziergang German
- Umgang German
- Untergang German
- Vorgang German
- Werdegang German
- gangbar German
- gang Hungarian
- gengszter Hungarian
- gang Italian
- ganga Italian
- gangster Italian
- ghenga Italian
- gang Dutch, Flemish
- gangster Dutch, Flemish
- omgaan Dutch, Flemish
- antigang French
- gang French
- gangue French
- гангстер Russian
- gángster Spanish, Castilian
- *ǵʰengʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰengʰ-o-s Proto-Indo-European
- gjeng Norwegian Bokmål
- overgang Norwegian Bokmål
- antigangue Portuguese
- gangue Portuguese
- *ganganą Proto-Germanic
- *gangaz Proto-Germanic
- *gangiz Proto-Germanic
- *gangulaz Proto-Germanic
- *ganhtiz Proto-Germanic
- *ganhuz Proto-Germanic
- *inngangaz Proto-Germanic
- *uberganganą Proto-Germanic
- *umbigangaz Proto-Germanic
- *ūtgangaz Proto-Germanic
- dubbelgångare Swedish
- fotgängare Swedish
- gäng Swedish
- gånga Swedish
- ganek Polish
- gjeng Norwegian Nynorsk
- overgang Norwegian Nynorsk
- agangan Old English
- begangan Old English
- bigenga Old English
- foregangan Old English
- forgangan Old English
- forþgangan Old English
- gang Old English
- gangan Old English
- gegangan Old English
- geondgangan Old English
- ingangan Old English
- ofergangan Old English
- undergangan Old English
- ymbgangan Old English
- þurhgangan Old English
- जंहस् Sanskrit
- *ongang Middle English
- *thurgh-gang Middle English
- fast-gonge Middle English
- gangen Middle English
- ganger Middle English
- gangway Middle English
- ingang Middle English
- outgang Middle English
- overgangen Middle English
- oxegang Middle English
- umgang Middle English
- undergangen Middle English
- upgang Middle English
- watergang Middle English
- afganga Old Norse
- afgangr Old Norse
- afgǫngudagr Old Norse
- atgengiligr Old Norse
- ganga Old Norse
- gangr Old Norse
- gengi Old Norse
- genginn Old Norse
- gengr Old Norse
- jǫklagangr Old Norse
- þarfagangr Old Norse
- gangbange Danish
- gai Old French
- ganjak Serbo-Croatian
- gank Serbo-Croatian
- ganga Icelandic
- gangbraut Icelandic
- gönguferð Icelandic
- gönguleið Icelandic
- göngutúr Icelandic
- kröfuganga Icelandic
- skíðaganga Icelandic
- แก๊ง Thai
- gang Cebuano
- geng Indonesian
- overganc Middle Dutch
- gang Old High German
- ganga Faroese
- dgaîngue Norman
- gangsteux Norman
- ganc Middle High German
- Gank Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- gank Old Dutch
- *kangas Proto-Finnic
- *ȷ́ʰángʰas Proto-Indo-Iranian
- gangan Old Saxon
- umbigangan Old Saxon
- 깡패 Korean
- gang Scots
- withgang Scots
- kāān̄ Marshallese
- gunga Old Frisian
- gunge Saterland Frisian
- geng Fiji Hindi
- ox
- way
- day
- saw
- work
- fuck
- shag
- bang
- mate
- land
- lord
- fast
- line
- water
- board
- plank
- press
- buster
- upgang
- umgang
- ingang
- ongang
- ganger
- oxgang
- gangday
- nongang
- gangway
- outgang
- gangsaw
- busting
- gangish
- gangrel
- gangman
- fastgang
- stalking
- gangsome
- gangbang
- ganglike
- overgang
- gangsman
- gangster
- gangshag
- antigang
- gangland
- gangline
- workgang
- gangmate
- ganglord
- watergang
- gang-fuck
- gangwayed
- undergang
- gangplank
- intergang
- cybergang
- gangboard
- gangbuster
- press-gang
- footganger
- gangstress
- gangbanger
- gangsterly
- foreganger
- throughgang
- gangsterish
- gangsterdom
- gangsteress
- gangbusting
- gangsterism
- gangsterless
- gangstalking
- gangsterlike
- gangstership
- gangsterwise
- gangsterness
- antigangster
- gangsterhood
- gangsterland
- gangsploitation
- reverse gangbang