Where does “Angelrute” come from?

Angelrute (German) comes from German angel, from Middle High German angel, from Old High German angul, from Proto-Germanic angulaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énk- — to bend; curve; bow; to bend; bow; curve.

Angelrute (German): fishing rod

Definitions

  1. fishing rod

Ancestry of “Angelrute”, step by step

Angelrute traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German angel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanangelsingular imperative of angeln
2Middle High Germanangelfishing rod
3Old High Germanangulfish hook, sting
4Proto-Germanicangulazhook; prickle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énk-to bend; curve; bow; to bend; bow; curve

via German rūte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrūterod
2Middle High Germanruote—
3Old High Germanruotarod
4Proto-Germanicrōdōrod, pole
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrōt-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic angulaz →Every word from Old High German angul →