umgang

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See also: Umgang

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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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 *umbigangaz, equivalent to um- +‎ gang. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Uumgong, West Frisian omgong, Dutch omgang (“dealing, handling”), German Umgang (“dealings, handling”), (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Danish and Danish omgang (“game”). More at um-, gang.

Pronunciation

Noun

umgang (plural umgangs)

  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.
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