Where does “bänglich” come from?
bänglich (German) comes from German bang, from Middle High German bange, from Middle High German ange, from Old High German ango, from Old High German engi, from Proto-West Germanic *angī, from Proto-Germanic anguz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
bänglich (German): worrying
Definitions
- worrying
Ancestry of “bänglich”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | bang | scared, frightened, afraid, fearful |
| 2 | Middle High German | bange | fear; anxious |
| 3 | Middle High German | ange | — |
| 4 | Old High German | ango | hook; angle; narrowly |
| 5 | Old High German | engi | narrow; narrowness |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *angī | narrow |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | anguz | narrow, tight |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énǵʰus | narrow, tight |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enǵʰ- | to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;... |