Where does “angust” come from?

angust (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *angusti, from Proto-Germanic angustiz, from Proto-Germanic anguz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

angust (Old Dutch): fear, fright

Definitions

  1. fear, fright

Ancestry of “angust”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*angusti—
2Proto-Germanicangustiznarrowness, tightness; fear, anxiety
3Proto-Germanicanguznarrow, tight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énǵʰusnarrow, tight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

Words derived from “angust”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Germanic anguz →