To tangle, confuse, or entangle; to embroil or complicate a situation.
From em- + brangle (from Old English or related Germanic roots meaning 'to wrangle' or 'to tangle'). Brangle itself is related to 'brangla' and may connect to 'wrangle' or 'wring.'
This word sounds like it could mean what it means—say it aloud and the -angle sounds like entanglement! Languages often use sound symbolism where words that sound complicated often mean complicated things.
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