Where does “angelo” come from?

angelo (Ido) comes from German angel, from Middle High German angel, from Old High German angul, from Proto-Germanic angulaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énk- — to bend; curve; bow; to bend; bow; curve.

angelo (Ido): fishhook

Definitions

  1. fishhook

Ancestry of “angelo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanangelsingular imperative of angeln
2Middle High Germanangelfishing rod
3Old High Germanangulfish hook, sting
4Proto-Germanicangulazhook; prickle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énk-to bend; curve; bow; to bend; bow; curve

Words derived from “angelo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énk- →