Meaning
To go; walk; proceed.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰengʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *ganganą Proto-West Germanic *gangan Old English gangan Middle English gangen English gang From Middle English gangen, from Old English gangan (“to go, walk, turn out”), from Proto-West Germanic *gangan, from Proto-Germanic *ganganą (“to go, walk”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰengʰ- (“to step, walk”). Cognate with Scots gang (“to go on foot, walk”), Swedish gånga (“to walk, go”), Faroese ganga (“to walk”), Icelandic ganga (“to walk, go”), Norwegian Nynorsk ganga (“to walk, go”), Vedic Sanskrit जंहस् (jáṃhas). Ultimately related to etymology 2, which see below.
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 28 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-05-28AGIJMNU
- 2026-05-21GAHDCEN
- 2026-03-27ADFGINU
- 2026-03-22ADLHGNI
- 2026-01-22GATMENU
- 2026-01-05AGONYKI
- 2025-12-20GNAMEDL
- 2025-12-12AZGOLIN
- 2025-09-03GAUNTRON
- 2025-08-30AENIGMZ
- 2025-08-10GAOMENT
- 2025-07-13ADTIGNU
+16 earlier appearances in the archive.