Etymograph

English

gangling

Gangling may come from English gang ‘to go, to walk, to proceed’.

  1. English1500–presentgang‘to go, to walk, to proceed’uncertain
  2. Englishtodaygangling

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. English1500–presentgang‘to go, to walk, to proceed’uncertain
  2. Englishtodaygangling

Today it means

adj Awkwardly tall and thin, ungraceful.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / English gang / gangling