eldertongue

Old English · prefix

Angel-

Part of speech
prefix
IPA
/ˈɑn.ɡel/
[ˈɑŋ.ɡel]
Syllables
ˈɑn · ɡel (2 syllables)
Modern English
anglo-

Meaning

  1. Anglo-; of England or the English

Etymology

Ultimately related to the plural noun Engle (“the English,” originally “the Angles”), possibly from an unattested singular form *Angul or *Angel, related to Angel (“Anglia”), the Angles' original homeland in continental Europe, or else from a root common to all these terms. Similar prefixes exist for other peoples, in words like Wendelsǣ (“the Mediterranean,” literally “the Vandal-sea”) and Swēoland (“Sweden,” literally “Swede-land”).

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