Where does “węgłowy” come from?

węgłowy (Polish) comes from Polish węgieł, from Proto-Slavic ǫgъlъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ángulas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂engulos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- — curve, bend.

węgłowy (Polish): corner, cornerstone of a building

Definitions

  1. corner, cornerstone of a building

Ancestry of “węgłowy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwęgiełcorner, quoin
2Proto-Slavicǫgъlъcorner, angle
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*ángulas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂engulosjoint?
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eng-curve, bend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eng- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂engulos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ángulas →