Where does “angon” come from?

angon (English) comes from Byzantine Greek ἄγγων, from Proto-Germanic angô, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énk- — to bend; curve; bow; to bend; bow; curve.

angon (English): A type of javelin with a barbed tip, used by the...

Definitions

  1. A type of javelin with a barbed tip, used by the...

Ancestry of “angon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekἄγγωνprong, hook; Frankish javelin
2Proto-Germanicangôa bend; crook; hook; barb; angle; spear; dart
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énk-to bend; curve; bow; to bend; bow; curve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic angô →Every word from Byzantine Greek ἄγγων →