Angle
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[edit] Etymology
Unknown. Theories include:
- Derivation from Latin angulus (“angle”).
- The Old English word for the Jutlandic district of Angeln (where the Angles are believed to have emigrated from) is Angel. This is the preferred etymological theory amongst historians, and may connect to Angle (the peninsula is noted for its "angular" shape).
- It may mean "the people who dwell by the Narrow Water," (i.e. the Schlei), from Proto-Indo-European *ang- meaning "narrow".
- Derivation from the Germanic god Ingwaz or the Ingvaeones federation of which the Angles were part (the initial vowel could as well be "a" or "e").
[edit] Noun
Angle (plural Angles)
- A member of an ancient Germanic tribe, one of several which invaded Britain and merged to become the Anglo-Saxons.
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[edit] Translations
A member of the ancient Germanic tribe
