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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.

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