umgang
English
/ˈʌmɡaŋ/
noun
Definitions
- (Now) A round about; a way around; detour.
- (UK) An instance of going or passing around; a trip.
- (UK) A circuit; circumference.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English umgang inherited from Old English ymbgang inherited from Proto-Germanic *umbigangaz (a going around, circuit) prefix from English gang (a going, walk, path, step, way, course of travel, course, go) 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
- undergang English
- upgang English
- watergang English
- workgang English
- Gang German
- Umgang German
- Umgangssprache German
- umgänglich German
- gang Italian
- ghenga Italian
- gang Dutch, Flemish
- om Dutch, Flemish
- omgaan Dutch, Flemish
- omgang Dutch, Flemish
- omgangstaal Dutch, Flemish
- gang French
- *ǵʰengʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰengʰ-o-s Proto-Indo-European
- gjeng 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
- *inngangaz Proto-Germanic
- *uberganganą Proto-Germanic
- *umbigangaz Proto-Germanic
- *ūtgangaz Proto-Germanic
- gäng Swedish
- gjeng Norwegian Nynorsk
- overgang Norwegian Nynorsk
- gang Old English
- ymbgang Old English
- जंहस् Sanskrit
- gangen Middle English
- umgang 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
- jǫklagangr Old Norse
- umgangr Old Norse
- þarfagangr Old Norse
- gang Danish
- omgang Danish
- omgængelig Danish
- gai Old French
- แก๊ง Thai
- gang Cebuano
- geng Indonesian
- ommegang Middle Dutch
- overganc Middle Dutch
- umbigang Old High German
- dgaîngue Norman
- umbeganc Middle High German
- Ëmgang Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- Ëmgangssprooch Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *umbigang Old Dutch
- *ȷ́ʰángʰas Proto-Indo-Iranian
- umbigangan Old Saxon
- 깡패 Korean
- kāān̄ Marshallese
- geng Fiji Hindi
- gang
- upgang
- ingang
- ongang
- ganger
- oxgang
- gangday
- gangish
- gangrel
- gangman
- nongang
- gangway
- outgang
- gangsaw
- fastgang
- gangshag
- gangsome
- gangbang
- antigang
- gangland
- gangline
- ganglike
- workgang
- overgang
- gangmate
- gangsman
- gangster
- ganglord
- cybergang
- watergang
- gangboard
- gang-fuck
- undergang
- gangplank
- intergang
- gangbuster
- press-gang
- gangbusting
- throughgang
- gangstalking
- gangsploitation