Where does “anker” come from?

anker (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch anker, from Latin ancōra, from Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα, from Proto-Indo-European ang- — joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith.

Ancestry of “anker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchanker
2Latinancōraanchor (tool to keep a vessel from drifting)
3Ancient GreekἌγκυραAncyra; Angora; Ankara, Turkey
4Proto-Indo-Europeanang-joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith

Words derived from “anker

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ang-