Where does “angnægl” come from?

angnægl (Old English) comes from Old English ange, from Proto-West Germanic *angī, from Proto-Germanic anguz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

angnægl (Old English): hangnail

Definitions

  1. hangnail

Ancestry of “angnægl”, step by step

angnægl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ange

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishangenarrow, tight, constrained; vexed, troubled,...
2Proto-West Germanic*angīnarrow
3Proto-Germanicanguznarrow, tight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énǵʰusnarrow, tight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

via Old English næġl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishnæġlnail
2Proto-West Germanicnaglnail; nail or peg used for fastening
3Proto-Germanicnaglaznail; nail or peg used for fastening
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Germanic anguz →