Where does “Ongel” come from?

Ongel (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian ongel, from Proto-Germanic angulaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énk- — to bend; curve; bow; to bend; bow; curve.

Ongel (Saterland Frisian): fishhook; fishing pole

Definitions

  1. fishhook; fishing pole

Ancestry of “Ongel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianongel—
2Proto-Germanicangulazhook; prickle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énk-to bend; curve; bow; to bend; bow; curve
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic angulaz →Every word from Old Frisian ongel →
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