Where does “angje” come from?

angje (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Bokmål angi, from Norwegian Bokmål an, from German an, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana — on, onto.

angje (Norwegian Nynorsk): to give, state information

Definitions

  1. to give, state information

Ancestry of “angje”, step by step

angje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål angi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålangito give, state; to inform against
2Norwegian Bokmålanimperative of ane
3Germananon; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;...
4Middle High Germanānewithout
5Old High Germanānawithout
6Proto-West Germanicanaon
7Proto-Germanic*an—
8Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Old Norse angi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseangisweet odour
2Proto-Germanicangôa bend; crook; hook; barb; angle; spear; dart
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énk-to bend; curve; bow; to bend; bow; curve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →