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Bavarian
Etymology
From Middle High German ganc, from Old High German gang, from Proto-West Germanic *gang, from Proto-Germanic *gangaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰongʰos, from *ǵʰengʰ- (“stride, step”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡ̥ɔŋ/
- IPA(key): /ˈɡ̥ɒ̃ːŋ/ (Vienna)
- Hyphenation: Gång
Noun
Gång m (plural Gäng, diminutive Gangl or Gangerl)
- motion, movement, progress, way, going
- gait, way (somebody walks), an instance of walking
- course (of events)
- hallway, corridor
- gear (machinery), level (of intensity), notch
- (with in) in gear, progressing, working, going
- (of a meal) course
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