Where does “ånger” come from?

ånger (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish anger, from Old Norse angr, from Proto-Germanic angazaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

ånger (Swedish): remorse, regret; fjord, narrow arm of the sea, A...

Definitions

  1. remorse, regret; fjord, narrow arm of the sea, A...

Ancestry of “ånger”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishanger—
2Old Norseangrsorrow, resentment, distress; repentance;...
3Proto-Germanicangazazworry, grief, anxiety
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰosnarrowness
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

Words derived from “ånger”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic angazaz →