Where does “ענג” come from?
ענג (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German enge, from Old High German engi, from Proto-West Germanic *angī, from Proto-Germanic anguz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
ענג (Yiddish): narrow; crowded
Ancestry of “ענג”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | enge | — |
| 2 | Old High German | engi | narrow; narrowness |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *angī | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | anguz | narrow, tight |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énǵʰus | narrow, tight |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enǵʰ- | to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;... |