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-

1. narrow, tight, constrained

   angbrēost "tightness in the chest, shortness of breath, asthma"

2. vexed, troubled, anxious

   angmōd ― sad, sorrowful, anxious

3. 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-

1. compressed, narrow, tight

   angseto "pimple, blister"