Where does “ango” come from?

ango (Old High German) comes from Old High German engi, 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;...

ango (Old High German): hook; angle; narrowly

Definitions

  1. hook; angle; narrowly

Ancestry of “ango”, step by step

ango traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German engi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanenginarrow; narrowness
2Proto-West Germanic*angīnarrow
3Proto-Germanicanguznarrow, tight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énǵʰusnarrow, tight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

via Proto-Germanic angô

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicangôa bend; crook; hook; barb; angle; spear; dart
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énk-to bend; curve; bow; to bend; bow; curve

Words derived from “ango”

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