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Where does “pang” come from?

Pang comes from Middle English pange, from Middle English prange, from Latin pronga, a word of uncertain ultimate origin and meaning.

pang (English): A paroxysm of extreme physical pain or anguish; a...

Definitions

  1. A paroxysm of extreme physical pain or anguish; a...

Ancestry of “pang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishpange—
2Middle Englishprange—
3Latinpronga—

Words derived from “pang”

  • pangless
  • pangful
  • unpanged
Every word from Latin pronga →