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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Why are fishermen called anglers? zmjezhd #172617 01/17/2008 9:16 AM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague Does this mean that Quote: angel I.m. 'angle' hook, fish hook, Bo (?) M t L (ongul) angel II.m.= engel-(dutch) (= angel?) fish hook and angel are from the same source and yet have no apparent connection? Or does angel come from a complete different source? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Why are fishermen called anglers? bhumburg 01/16/2008 11:44 PM Re: Why are fishermen called anglers? Faldage 01/17/2008 12:31 AM Re: Why are fishermen called anglers? zmjezhd 01/17/2008 1:32 AM Re: Why are fishermen called anglers? BranShea 01/17/2008 9:16 AM Re: Why are fishermen called anglers? Faldage 01/17/2008 12:21 PM Re: Why are fishermen called anglers? zmjezhd 01/17/2008 4:20 PM Re: Why are fishermen called anglers? Buffalo Shrdlu 01/17/2008 4:41 PM Re: Why are fishermen called anglers? BranShea 01/17/2008 7:18 PM Re: Why are fishermen called anglers? lfs 06/02/2010 10:46 AM Re: Why are fishermen called anglers? zmjezhd 06/02/2010 12:22 PM Re: Why are fishermen called anglers? lfs 06/02/2010 12:40 PM Re: Why are fishermen called anglers? Buffalo Shrdlu 06/02/2010 12:41 PM Re: Why are fishermen called anglers? zmjezhd 06/02/2010 1:19 PM Re: Why are fishermen called anglers? lfs 06/04/2010 4:21 PM Re: Mutunus Tutunus, mutatis mutandis zmjezhd 06/04/2010 4:56 PM reis ipsa loquiter lfs 06/04/2010 8:06 PM Re: saxa loquuntur zmjezhd 06/05/2010 1:13 AM Re: saxa loquitur Jackie 06/05/2010 2:36 AM Re: saxa loquuntur zmjezhd 06/05/2010 4:13 AM Re: saxa loquuntur Jackie 06/06/2010 1:38 AM Re: saxa loquitur latishya 06/05/2010 6:11 AM Re: Mutunus Tutunus, mutatis mutandis BranShea 06/04/2010 10:23 PM Re: Why are fishermen called anglers? BranShea 06/02/2010 8:15 PM Re: Why are fishermen called anglers? goofy 06/02/2010 11:19 PM Re: Why are fishermen called anglers? LukeJavan8 06/03/2010 3:37 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,396 Members9,211 Most Online12,483 Mar 28th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 26 A C Bowden 16 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,217 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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