Where does “dongel” come from?

dongel (Dutch) comes from English dongle, from English dangle — To hang loosely with the ability to swing; The...

dongel (Dutch): dongle

Definitions

  1. dongle

Ancestry of “dongel”, step by step

dongel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English dongle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdongleAny small device that plugs into an electronic...
2EnglishdangleTo hang loosely with the ability to swing; The...

via Ottoman Turkish دنگل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishدنگلaxle; medlar
2Proto-Turkictenggel—
Every word from English dangle →