Etymology Angrivarii
upland meadow in wiehengebirge, part of ancient engern
the name angrivarii can segmented angri-varii meaning men of engern , parallel ampsi-varii, men of ems. julius pokorny derives first element indo-european root *ang-, bend, bow. root derived german anger, english dialect ing, danish eng, swedish äng, dutch eng/enk, , many other forms in germanic languages, meaning meadow, pasture. cf. similar element angeln.
the second element -varii prolific among germanic tribal names, commonly taken mean inhabitants of , dwellers in . precise etymology remains unclear, there general consensus cannot derived pie root *wihxrós, man , surviving in english were-wolf .
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