Where does “Ängstlichkeit” come from?

Ängstlichkeit (German) comes from German ängstlich, from German Angst, from Middle High German angest, from Old High German angust, from Proto-Germanic angustiz, from Proto-Germanic anguz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

Ängstlichkeit (German): timidity, anxiety

Definitions

  1. timidity, anxiety

Ancestry of “Ängstlichkeit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanängstlichfearful, anxious
2GermanAngstfear; fright; anxiety
3Middle High Germanangest
4Old High Germanangust
5Proto-Germanicangustiznarrowness, tightness; fear, anxiety
6Proto-Germanicanguznarrow, tight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énǵʰusnarrow, tight
8Proto-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