English
goalhanger
From goal + hanger.
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂- ‘to yawn’
Proto-Germanic *gailō ‘crevice’
Proto-West Germanic *gailu
Old English *gāl ‘obstacle’
Middle English gol ‘boundary’
English goal
Proto-Indo-European *h₂enǵʰ- ‘to tighten’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂énǵʰos ‘anxiety, suffering, grief’
Proto-Germanic *angazaz ‘worry, grief, anxiety’
Old Norse angr ‘sorrow, resentment, distress’
Middle English anger ‘Grief, painfulness, or discomfort’
English hanger
Today it means
noun A player who stays near the opposing team's goal in the hope of easily scoring.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / goalhanger