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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

  1. To torture or injure; to cause distress or...

Ancestry of “angwischen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishangwisshDistress, anxiety, nervousness; Anguish, terror,...
2Anglo-NormananguiseAlternative form of angoisse
3Old Frenchangoissefear, worry, terror
4Latinangustianarrowness, straitness; defile, straight, gorge;...
5Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
6Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
7Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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