Angle
• noun a member of an ancient Germanic people who came to England in the 5th century ad and founded kingdoms in Mercia, Northumbria, and East Anglia. — ORIGIN Latin Anglus ‘inhabitant of Angul’ (in northern Germany); related to ANGLE2 (because Angul’s shape resembled a fishing hook) and ENGLISH.
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