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
Ancestry of “angan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | án | without |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þan | then, at that time |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þam | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tóm | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |