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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin and Etymology of the word
JANGLE.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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JANGLE,
to sound discordantly, to quarrel. (F.,—O. Low G.) 'A jangling
of the bells;' Shak. Per. ii. I. 45. Hence jangle = to make
discordant; 'like sweet bells jangled;' Haml. iii. I.
166. M. E. janglen, to quarrel, talk loudly. 'To jangle
and to jape;' P. Plowman, B. ii. 94. Spelt gangle, Alisaunder,
ed. Weber, 7413.—O. F. jangler, 'to jangle, prattle, talk saucily
or scurvily;' Cot. β. Of Old Low G. origin. Cf. Du.
jangelen, to importune (Sewel); a frequentative form (with suffix -el ) from Du.
janken, to howl, yelp as a dog (Sewel). Cf. Low G. janken, to yelp
as a dog; Bremen Wörterb. ii. 636. Of imitative origin; cf. Lat.
gannire, to yelp as a dog, talk loudly. Der. jangl-er, jangl-ing;
see jingle.
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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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