angel

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈɑŋəl/

noun
Definitions
  • sting, dart insect's organ
  • hook, fish-hook, angle
  • tang extension of a tool or weapon's head that is inserted in a handle
  • (rare) a snake's tongue

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch angel inherited from Old Dutch *angul inherited from Proto-Germanic *angulaz root from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk- (hook, something bent, bend, corner, hirn, bow, curve).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂enk-

Gloss

hook, something bent, bend, corner, hirn, bow, curve

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Person/Thing

Kanji

隅

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