Where does “Angermeier” come from?

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

Angermeier (German): predominantly in Bavaria

Definitions

  1. predominantly in Bavaria

Ancestry of “Angermeier”, step by step

Angermeier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Anger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAngervillage green
2Middle High Germananger
3Old High Germanangarpasture land, grass plot, arable land; mealworm,...
4Proto-Germanicangaraz
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂engʷʰ-ir-

via German Meier

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMeieradministrator or leaseholder of a manor;...
2Old High Germanmeior
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂engʷʰ-ir-Every word from Proto-Germanic angarazEvery word from Old High German angar
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