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Where does “äng” come from?

äng (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish æng, from Old Norse eng, from Proto-Germanic angijō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énkos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

äng (Swedish): meadow

Definitions

  1. meadow

Ancestry of “äng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishæng—
2Old Norseengmeadow
3Proto-GermanicangijōA low lying meadow in a valley or near a river
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énkoscurve, bend
5Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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