anchor English · revision 13307

− It is Middle English ancre, anker, [[bor|ang|ancor|t=anchor]], borrowed in the 9th century from Latin [[m|la|ancora]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from Greek [[m|grc|ἄγκυρα|tr=ánkyra|t=anchor, hook]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) from PIE *ang-, *ank-, to bend (see [[angle]]).^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) It is said to be the only Latin nautical term used in the Germanic languages, as German [[m|de|Anker]].^(Etymonline)^(AHD) It was reinforced in Middle English by Old French ancre.^(Hoad 1986)