Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gangaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰengʰ-o-s, from *ǵʰengʰ- (“stride, step”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɣɑŋ.ɡɑz/

Noun

*gangaz m

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *gangaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*gangaz	gangōz, gangōs
vocative	*gang	gangōz, gangōs
accusative	*gangą	*ganganz
genitive	gangas, gangis	*gangǫ̂
dative	*gangai	*gangamaz
instrumental	*gangō	*gangamiz

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

Old English: gang, geng, gong, gung
- Middle English: gang, gong
  - Scots: gang
  - English: gang, gong, goung
    - → Dutch: gang
    - → Portuguese: gangue
    - → Norman: dgaîngue
Old Frisian: gang, gong, gung
- North Frisian: gong
- Saterland Frisian: Gong
- West Frisian: gong
Old Saxon: gang
- Middle Low German: ganc, gank
  - German Low German: Gang
Old Dutch: gang (only attested in placenames)
- Middle Dutch: ganc
  - Dutch: gang
Old High German: gang
- Middle High German: ganc
  - German: Gang
  - Luxembourgish: Gang, Gank
  - → Middle French: gangue
    - French: gangue
      - → English: gangue
Old Norse: gangr
- Icelandic: gangur
- Faroese: gangur
- Norwegian: gang, gong
- Old Swedish: ganger
  - Swedish: gång
- Danish: gang
- Westrobothnian: gang, ganj; gaang (< *ganga)
Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍃 (gaggs)
→ Finnic: *kangas
- Finnish: kangas

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