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Where does “anxt” come from?

anxt (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch angust, from Proto-West Germanic *angusti, from Proto-Germanic angustiz, from Proto-Germanic anguz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

Ancestry of “anxt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchangust—
2Proto-West Germanic*angusti—
3Proto-Germanicangustiznarrowness, tightness; fear, anxiety
4Proto-Germanicanguznarrow, tight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énǵʰusnarrow, tight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

Words derived from “anxt”

  • doodsangst
  • faalangst
  • angst
  • angsthaas
  • bindingsangst
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