Angel
- (feminine) tackle, fishing rod (angler's tool consisting of hook (Haken), line (Schnur), and rod (Rute))
- (feminine, obsolete) fishhook
- (feminine) hinge (a jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door, window, etc.)
- (feminine) tang (of a sword or knife)
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈaŋəl/
Etymology
In summary
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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