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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of the word ANCHOR. Etymology of the word
ANCHOR.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893. |
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ANCHOR,
a hooked iron instrument to hold a ship in its place. (F.,—L.,—Gk.)
M.E. anker, Havelok, 521. [The word was originally from the
French, but the spelling has been modified to make it look more like the Latin.]—O.F.
ancre (mod. F. ancre), an anchor.—Lat. ancora,
sometimes spelt anchora, which is not so good a form.—Gk. ἄγκυρα,
an anchor; Max Müller, Lectures, i. 108, note; 8th ed. [Curtius, i.
160, cites a Lat. form ancus, having a crooked arm; which is, of course, closely
related to Lat. uncus, a hook, Gk. ὄγκος, a bend, Gk.
ἀγκών, a bend; also to
Skt.
aṅch, to bend.]—✔AK,
ANK, to bend, curve; Fick, i. 6. See Angle,
a hook. Der. anchor, verb, anchor-age.
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Key |
| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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