Gang
/ɡæŋ/noun
A group of people, especially a criminal or organized group.
Did you know?In Old English, a gang was just a going, a journey, or a set of people moving together; the criminal meaning came much later.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ǵʰengʰ-
“to step, go”
Old English
OE
gang
“a going, journey, passage; a group of people going together”
Old Norse
ON
gangr
“a walk, course, passage”
Middle English
English
gang
“a going, course, procession; later, a company or band of people”
Modern English
English
gang
“a group, especially one organized for crime”