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Anjow
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Middle English
Alternative forms
enm Angeou Ango Angou
enm Angeow early; enm Angew late
Etymology
enm ang Anġeow, from enm fro Anjou, from enm la Andecāvum, la Andegāvum; compare enm Angers, enm Anjoye. The late form enm Angew may reflect dialectal fro Angeu or a pronunciation taken over from frm Anjou with subsequent palatalisation of /uː/ to /iu̯/ as in enm yow.
Pronunciation
enm /anˈd͡ʒɔu̯/ /ˈand͡ʒɔu̯/ /anˈd͡ʒɔː/ /ˈand͡ʒoː/
Proper noun
enm historical region/and/former province c/France Anjou
enm Anjoye
Descendants
en Anjou remodelled after modern French
References
ANJOU 12