Proto-Germanic

*anguz

‘narrow, tight’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *anguz.

2 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *anguz, most familiar first.

• eng ← enge ← *engi ← *angī
• angst ← angest ← angust ← *angustiz

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *anguz