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umgang

/ˈʌmɡaŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
um-gang
IPA
/ˈʌmɡaŋ/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A round about; a way around; detour.

British usage; Obsolete

noun

An instance of going or passing around; a trip.

British usage; Obsolete

noun

A circuit; circumference.

British usage; Obsolete

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Prefix: um
  • Root: *ǵʰengʰ-, umgang, ymbgang, *umbigang, *umbigangaz

Usage

Inflected Forms

umgangs (plural) umgong (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce umgang?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʌmɡaŋ/.
What does umgang mean?
A round about; a way around; detour.
Where does umgang come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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