Where does “angi” come from?

angi (Old High German) comes 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;...

angi (Old High German): narrow

Definitions

  1. narrow

Ancestry of “angi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*angīnarrow
2Proto-Germanicanguznarrow, tight
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énǵʰusnarrow, tight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Germanic anguz →