undergang

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undergang

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From Middle English undergangen (“to undego, endure, be baptised”), from Old English undergangan (“to undergo”); equivalent to under- + gang (“to walk, step, go”).

verb undergangs · underganging · underganged

Northern England, Scotland, dialectal, rare To undergo; pass through; endure.

noun undergangs

Northern England, Scotland, dialectal, rare A passage beneath any obstruction, e.g. a roadway tunnel beneath a railway, etc.

Opposite: overgang

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@misc{undergang_2026,
  title = {undergang},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/undergang},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}