Bengel
German (Berlin)
noun
Definitions
- (archaic) a club wielded as a weapon
- a young rascal
- (derogatory) a knave, a boy
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German bengel inherited from Old High German *bengil (stick, hammer, club) inherited from Proto-Germanic *bangilaz (hammer, club), *bang- (beat).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*bang-
Gloss
beat
Concept
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bang English
- bang straw English
- bangable English
- bangbus English
- banger English
- bangless English
- bangsome English
- bangster English
- bangstick English
- bangtail English
- bebang English
- bungle English
- bungler English
- bunglesome English
- fingerbang English
- flash-bang English
- gangbang English
- hashbang English
- headbang English
- sidebang English
- slambang English
- slap-bang English
- strambang English
- whizbang English
- Kegel German
- Kegelbahn German
- Kegelstumpf German
- Leitkegel German
- kegelförmig German
- kegeln German
- *bʰen- Proto-Indo-European
- *bang- Proto-Germanic
- *bangilaz Proto-Germanic
- *bangen Middle English
- banga Old Norse
- *bengil Old High German
- chegil Old High German
- bengel Middle High German
- bunga Old Swedish