Angle
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin Anglus, in turn borrowed from a Germanic source (compare Old English Ængle/Engle (“Angle”)). Probably derived from the toponym Angle, related to Proto-Germanic *anguz "narrow, tight; tapering, angular", either indicating the "narrow" water (i.e. the Schlei estuary), or the "angular" shape of the peninsula.
Folk etymology linking the word to English angel or any antecedents is demonstrably false.(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editAngle (plural Angles)
- (historical) A member of a Germanic tribe first mentioned by Tacitus, one of several which invaded Britain and merged to become the Anglo-Saxons; an Anglian.
Derived terms
editTranslations
edita member of the ancient Germanic tribe
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editLatin
editProper noun
editAngle
Mauritian Creole
editEtymology
editNoun
editAngle (feminine Anglez)
- English person
Old English
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editAngle m pl
- Alternative form of Engle
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