angen
Welsh (Colloquial)
/ˈaŋɛn/, /ˈaŋan/, /ˈaŋɛn/
noun
Definitions
- need
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Celtic *ankenā (force, necessity) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ- (reach, attain, think, achieve, carry out).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*h₂neḱ-
Gloss
reach, attain, think, achieve, carry out
Concept
Semantic Field
Cognition
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
思, 考
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ananke English
- ananche Italian
- κατανάγκη Ancient Greek
- ἀνάγκη Ancient Greek
- ἀναγκάζω Ancient Greek
- ἀναγκαῖος Ancient Greek
- ὄγκος Ancient Greek
- *h₂eh₂nóḱe Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂neḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- *ganuganą Proto-Germanic
- *ganōgaz Proto-Germanic
- *nēhw Proto-Germanic
- *nēhwistaz Proto-Germanic
- éigean Irish
- ανάγκη Greek (modern)
- nāh Old High German
- aricc Old Irish
- conicc Old Irish
- conricc Old Irish
- doicc Old Irish
- do·icc Old Irish
- roicc Old Irish
- rouic Old Irish
- ·tuicci Old Irish
- éicen Old Irish
- èiginn Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- egin Manx
- *ankenā Proto-Celtic
- *onkeyeti Proto-Celtic
- *ānonke Proto-Celtic
- *īnketi Proto-Celtic
- *Hnać- Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *eṅk- Proto-Tocharian