Where does “antitangle” come from?

antitangle (English) comes from English tangle, from Old Norse þang, from Old Norse þongull, from Proto-Germanic þanga, from Proto-Indo-European tenk- — to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...

antitangle (English): resistant to tangling

Definitions

  1. resistant to tangling

Ancestry of “antitangle”, step by step

antitangle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tangle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtangleto become mixed together or intertwined; to enter...
2Old Norseþangtangle; seaweed
3Old Norseþongull—
4Proto-Germanicþanga—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantenk-to be solid, firm; to be suitable; to succeed,...

via English anti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishantiOpposed to something; That has a torsion angle...
2Englishanti-Against, hostile to; Contrasting with the norm;...
3Ancient Greekἀντι-anti-, against; like, reminiscent of
4Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́opposite
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