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English
Etymology
From Middle English umgang, umbegang (“circumference, circuit”), from Old English ymbgang, ymbegang (“going about, going round, circuit, circumference, surrounding belt, a winding course, bend, a going about a business”), from Proto-West Germanic *umbigang, from Proto-Germanic *umbigangaz, equivalent to um- + gang. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Uumgong, West Frisian omgong, Dutch omgang (“dealing, handling”), German Umgang (“dealings, handling”), Danish omgang (“game”). More at um-, gang.
Pronunciation
Noun
umgang (plural umgangs) (obsolete)
- (now chiefly UK dialectal) A round about; a way around; detour.
- (UK dialectal, chiefly Scotland) An instance of going or passing around; a trip.
- (UK dialectal, chiefly Scotland) A circuit; circumference.