Where does “Anger” come from?

Anger (German) comes from Middle High German anger, from Old High German angar, from Proto-Germanic angaraz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂engʷʰ-ir-.

Anger (German): village green

Definitions

  1. village green

Ancestry of “Anger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germananger—
2Old High Germanangarpasture land, grass plot, arable land; mealworm,...
3Proto-Germanicangaraz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂engʷʰ-ir-—

Words derived from “Anger”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂engʷʰ-ir- →Every word from Proto-Germanic angaraz →Every word from Old High German angar →