Where does “ǫngull” come from?

ǫngull (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic angulaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énk- — to bend; curve; bow; to bend; bow; curve.

ǫngull (Old Norse): a hook, a fishhook

Definitions

  1. a hook, a fishhook

Ancestry of “ǫngull”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicangulazhook; prickle
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énk-to bend; curve; bow; to bend; bow; curve

Words derived from “ǫngull”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic angulaz →