Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/angijō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂énkos (“a bend; curve; bowl-shape; valley”), from *h₂enk- (“to bend; bow; curve”). Cognate with Latin ancrae (“a gorge; ravine”), Ancient Greek ἄγκος (ánkos, “a bend; hollow; mountain glen; dell; valley”), Sanskrit अङ्कस् (aṅkas, “a bend or curve”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑŋ.ɡi.jɔː/

Noun

*angijō f

1. A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *angijō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*angijō	*angijôz
vocative	*angijō	*angijôz
accusative	*angijǭ	*angijōz
genitive	*angijōz	*angijǫ̂
dative	*angijōi	*angijōmaz
instrumental	*angijō	*angijōmiz

Related terms

• *angraz

Descendants

• Old English: *eng, ing
  • Middle English: eng, enge, ynge, ing
    • Scots: eng
    • English: ing
• Old Dutch: *eng
  • Middle Dutch: eng, enc
    • Dutch: eng, enk
• Old Norse: eng f, engi
  • Icelandic: eng f, engi n
  • Faroese: ong f
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: eng f, enge n
  • Norwegian Bokmål: eng f
  • Old Swedish: æng, ænge
    • Swedish: äng c
  • Danish: eng c
    • Norwegian Bokmål: eng m