Etymology

angon

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Today it means: A type of javelin with a barbed tip, used by the Franks and the various Germanic tribes in the Late Antiquity and Early Middle Ages. Full definition →

Medieval Greek ἄγγων ← Gothic *𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰 ← Proto-Germanic *angô
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angon · noun1

  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*angô“hook; barb; angle”
  2. Gothic · derived from*𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰“prong, hook”
  3. Medieval Greek · borrowed fromἄγγων“prong, hook”
  4. English todayangon

From Medieval Greek ἄγγων (ángōn, “prong, hook”); ultimately of Gothic *𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌰 (*agga, “prong, hook”) and that from Proto-Germanic *angô (“hook; barb; angle”).

Angon · proper noun2

  1. Spanish · borrowed fromAngón
  2. English todayAngon

Borrowed from Spanish Angón. This surname is mostly found in Mexico.

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