Where does “ängschtlech” come from?

ängschtlech (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Angscht, from Old High German angust, from Proto-Germanic angustiz, from Proto-Germanic anguz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

ängschtlech (Luxembourgish): anxious

Definitions

  1. anxious

Ancestry of “ängschtlech”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishAngschtangst, fear
2Old High Germanangust—
3Proto-Germanicangustiznarrowness, tightness; fear, anxiety
4Proto-Germanicanguznarrow, tight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énǵʰusnarrow, tight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Germanic anguz →