Where does “Ange” come from?

Ange (Alemannic German) comes from Middle High German ange, from Old High German ango, from Old High German engi, from Proto-West Germanic *angī, from Proto-Germanic anguz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

Ange (Alemannic German): hinge, door hinge

Definitions

  1. hinge, door hinge

Ancestry of “Ange”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanange
2Old High Germanangohook; angle; narrowly
3Old High Germanenginarrow; narrowness
4Proto-West Germanic*angīnarrow
5Proto-Germanicanguznarrow, tight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énǵʰusnarrow, tight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰusEvery word from Proto-Germanic anguz