*angô¹

Runic: ᚨᚾᚷᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈɑŋ.ɡɔːː/

noun · masculine · an-stem

Meanings

  1. a bend or crook; a hook, barb, or projecting point
  2. a pointed or barbed weapon or missile, especially a spear, dart, or arrow

Etymology

From an inherited Proto-Indo-European masculine n-stem built to *h₂enk-. Ringe (2017: 123) reconstructs a mobile paradigm *h₂ánkō ~ *h₂n̥kn-́́ , remodeled to oxytone *h₂ankṓ. Kroonen (2013: 28, s.v. *angan-) similarly reconstructs *angan- from an oxytone formation *h₂enk-ón-. The closest formal cognate is Ancient Greek ἀγκών (ankṓn); related formations include Sanskrit अङ्क (aṅká-) and Latin uncus, reflecting the same semantic complex ‘bend, crook’ → ‘hook, projecting point’ (Kroonen 2013: 28, s.v. *angan-; Mallory & Adams 1997: 61–62; Ringe 2017: 123; Rix et al. 2001: 268). Alternatively, Kölligan (2022: 41–44) connects the Germanic n-stem with PIE *h₂emǵʰ-/*h₂enǵʰ-, together with Armenian անձն (anjn), separating it from *h₂enk-.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.angôanganiz
Acc.anganųanganunz
Gen.anginizanganǫ̂
Dat.anginiangammaz
Inst.anginēangammiz
Voc.angôanganiz

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Descendants

  • *angō (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *ango (Old Dutch)
      • anghe (Middle Dutch)
  • *angō (Proto-West Germanic)
    • anga, onga (Old English)
      • ange (Middle English)
  • *angō (Proto-West Germanic)
    • ango (Old High German)
      • ange (Middle High German)
        • Ange (Alemannic German)
        • Ange (German)
  • *angō (Proto-West Germanic)
    • ango (Old Saxon)
  • angi (Old Norse)
    • angi (Faroese)
    • angi (Icelandic)
  • *𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰 (*agga), 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐍃𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰 (halsagga) (Gothic)

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