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Angel

Pronunciation: /ˈaŋəl/

“Angel” is a German word. Its 5 meanings in English:

noun

  1. tackle, fishing rod (angler's tool consisting of hook (Haken), line (Schnur), and rod (Rute))
  2. fishhook
  3. hinge (a jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door, window, etc.)
  4. tang (of a sword or knife)
  5. Angle (member of a historic Germanic tribe)

Etymology

From Middle High German angel, from Old High German angul, from Proto-Germanic *angulō, *angô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk- (“something bent, hook”). Compare Dutch angel, hengel, English angle.

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