Umgang Definition

noun

(Now chiefly UK dialectal) A round about; a way around; detour.

Wiktionary

(UK dialectal, chiefly Scotland) An instance of going or passing around; a trip.

Wiktionary

(UK dialectal, chiefly Scotland) A circuit; circumference.

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Other Word Forms of Umgang

Noun

Singular:
umgang
Plural:
umgangs

Origin of Umgang

  • 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-Germanic *umbi + *gangaz (“a going”), equivalent to um- +‎ gang. Cognate with Dutch omgang (“dealing, handling”), German Umgang (“dealings, handling”), Danish and Swedish omgang (“game”). More at umbe-, gang.

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