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English word anger comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enǵʰ-, Proto-Indo-European - -us, and later Proto-Germanic *angazaz (Worry, grief, anxiety.)
*h₂enǵʰ- (Proto-Indo-European)
- -us (Proto-Indo-European)
*h₂enǵʰos (Proto-Indo-European)
*angazaz (Proto-Germanic)
Worry, grief, anxiety.
*h₂énǵʰus (Proto-Indo-European)
Narrow, tight.
*anguz (Proto-Germanic)
Narrow, tight.
ǫng (Old Norse)
angr (Old Norse)
Injury, harm (physical). Repentance. Sorrow, resentment, distress. Tribulation, affliction.
anger (Middle English)
anger (English)
(obsolete) Pain or stinging.. A strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something, usually combined with an urge to harm. (intransitive) To become angry.. (transitive) To cause such a feeling of antagonism.