272: gang Sep 6, 2015

A 'gang' now is often used to discuss an organized group of criminals. This word derives from the Old English word, 'gangan', which came from Old Norse 'gangr, ganga' which means ‘gait, course, going, or journey’. The original meaning changed later in Middle English to become ‘a way, passage,’ and then later ‘set of things or people that go together’.