umgang

See also: Umgang

English

Alternative forms

• umgong

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈʌmɡaŋ/

Noun

umgang (plural umgangs) (obsolete)

1. (now chiefly UK dialectal) A round about; a way around; detour.
2. (UK dialectal, chiefly Scotland) An instance of going or passing around; a trip.
3. (UK dialectal, chiefly Scotland) A circuit; circumference.