Etymology of the English word anguish
the English word
anguishderived from the Old French word
angoissederived from the Old French word
anguissederived from the Latin word
angustiaederived from the Latin word
angustus (narrow, steep, close)
derived from the Latin word
angere (choke, throttle, strangle)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*angh-derived from the Old French word
anguisderived from the Latin word
angustus (narrow, steep, close)
derived from the Latin word
angere (choke, throttle, strangle)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*angh-Date
The earliest known usage of anguish in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
anguishedUsage
Word found in Modern English
