Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/gang

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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-West Germanic

Etymology

  • From Proto-Germanic *gangaz.

    Noun

    gang m

    1. pace, step, gait
    2. walk
    3. way, course

    Inflection

    Masculine a-stem
    Singular
    Nominative *gang(a)
    Genitive *gangas
    Singular Plural
    Nominative *gang(a) *gangōs
    Accusative *gang(a) *gangā
    Genitive *gangas *gangō
    Dative *gangē *gangum
    Instrumental *gangu *gangum

    Derived terms

    • *inngang
    • *umbigang
    • *ūtgang

    Descendants