Where does “angwischen” come from?
angwischen (Middle English) comes from Middle English angwissh, from Anglo-Norman anguise, from Old French angoisse, from Latin angustia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
angwischen (Middle English): To torture or injure; to cause distress or...
Definitions
- To torture or injure; to cause distress or...
Ancestry of “angwischen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | angwissh | Distress, anxiety, nervousness; Anguish, terror,... |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | anguise | Alternative form of angoisse |
| 3 | Old French | angoisse | fear, worry, terror |
| 4 | Latin | angustia | narrowness, straitness; defile, straight, gorge;... |
| 5 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 6 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |