Where does “anker” come from?

anker (German) comes from Middle High German anker, from Old High German anker, from Proto-West Germanic *ankurō, from Proto-Germanic ankurô, from Latin ancōra, from Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα, from Proto-Indo-European ang- — joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith.

anker (German): inflection of ankern: ## first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. inflection of ankern: ## first-person singular...

Ancestry of “anker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germananker—
2Old High Germanankeranchor
3Proto-West Germanic*ankurōanchor
4Proto-Germanicankurôanchor
5Latinancōraanchor (tool to keep a vessel from drifting)
6Ancient GreekἌγκυραAncyra; Angora; Ankara, Turkey
7Proto-Indo-Europeanang-joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith

Words derived from “anker”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ang- →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα →Every word from Latin ancōra →