Where does “ånga” come from?
ånga (Swedish) comes from Middle Low German angan, from Middle Low German an, from Old Saxon an, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.
ånga (Swedish): to be of concern to; be of one's business; have...
Definitions
- to be of concern to; be of one's business; have...
Ancestry of “ånga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Low German | angan | to approach |
| 2 | Middle Low German | an | on |
| 3 | Old Saxon | an | on, in |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |