Anglo-Saxon
‘a person of English ancestry’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
Med.Lat. anglo- + saxon < angli ‘the English’ < Lat. Angli 'people of Angul' < angulus 'an angle, a corner' < ang < ang-/ank- < Tamil aṅku
Anglo-Saxon
‘a person of English ancestry’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
Med.Lat. anglo- + saxon < angli ‘the English’ < Lat. Angli 'people of Angul' < angulus 'an angle, a corner' < ang < ang-/ank- < Tamil aṅku
English words derived from Tamil aṅku connotating 'bend'