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Where does “ang” come from?

ang (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse ǫngr, from Proto-Germanic anguz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

ang (Westrobothnian): Angry because of something that happened, from...

Definitions

  1. Angry because of something that happened, from...

Ancestry of “ang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseǫngrnarrow
2Proto-Germanicanguznarrow, tight
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énǵʰusnarrow, tight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
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