Where does “angan” come from?

angan (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse án, from Proto-Germanic þan, from Proto-Germanic þam, from Proto-Indo-European tóm, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

angan (Old Norse): sweet odour

Definitions

  1. sweet odour

Ancestry of “angan”, step by step

angan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse án

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseánwithout
2Proto-Germanicþanthen, at that time
3Proto-Germanicþam—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantóm—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

via Old Norse anga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseangato exhale, emit odour or fragrance
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tóm →Every word from Proto-Germanic þam →