Where does “angle” come from?

angle (Old Occitan) comes from Latin angulus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂engulos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- — curve, bend.

Ancestry of “angle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinanguluscorner; angle
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂engulosjoint?
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eng-curve, bend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂engulos →Every word from Latin angulus →
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