Where does “prōnge” come from?
prōnge (Middle English) comes from Middle Low German prange, from Middle Low German prangen, from Old Saxon *prangan, from Proto-West Germanic *prangan.
prōnge (Middle English): affliction, agony, pain; pointed instrument
Definitions
- affliction, agony, pain; pointed instrument
Ancestry of “prōnge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Low German | prange | pole, stake; kind of pillory or stocks; stick,... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | prangen | to press, pinch |
| 3 | Old Saxon | *prangan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *prangan | — |
Words derived from “prōnge”