ang-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ang"

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *angu-, from Proto-Germanic *anguz, related to Old English ange, enge.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑŋɡ/

Prefix

ang-

narrow, tight, constrained
angbrēost "tightness in the chest, shortness of breath, asthma"
vexed, troubled, anxious
angmōd ― sad, sorrowful, anxious
oppressive, severe, painful, cruel
angnæġl ― corn on the foot, hangnail

angset ― pimple, cyst, breakout, boil

Descendants

English: agnail, hangnail

References

hangnail and anxious, bradshaw of the future, 3 January, 2008

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *angu-, from Proto-Germanic *anguz, related to Old Saxon engi.

Prefix

ang-

compressed, narrow, tight
angseto "pimple, blister"

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