Etymology

angry

an·gry
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Today it means: Displaying or feeling anger. Full definition →

Middle English angry ← Old Norse angr ← Proto-Germanic *angazaz
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂enǵʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énǵʰos
  3. Proto-Germanic*angazaz
  4. Old Norseangr
  5. Middle Englishanger
  6. Middle Englishangry
  7. English todayangry

From Middle English angry, equivalent to anger + -y; see anger.

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