Where does “angra” come from?

angra (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse angra, from Old Norse angr, from Proto-Germanic angazaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

angra (Icelandic): to bother

Definitions

  1. to bother

Ancestry of “angra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseangrato grieve, vex, distress; to be grieved
2Old Norseangrsorrow, resentment, distress; repentance;...
3Proto-Germanicangazazworry, grief, anxiety
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰosnarrowness
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic angazaz →