Where does “anker” come from?

anker (Middle English) comes from Old English ancor, from Proto-West Germanic *ankurō, from Proto-Germanic ankurô, from Latin ancōra, from Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα, from Proto-Indo-European ang- — joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith.

anker (Middle English): anchor

Definitions

  1. anchor

Ancestry of “anker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishancoranchor
2Proto-West Germanic*ankurōanchor
3Proto-Germanicankurôanchor
4Latinancōraanchor (tool to keep a vessel from drifting)
5Ancient GreekἌγκυραAncyra; Angora; Ankara, Turkey
6Proto-Indo-Europeanang-joint; corner, hirn; joint; lith

Words derived from “anker”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ang- →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἄγκυρα →Every word from Latin ancōra →