Where does “engerd” come from?

engerd (Dutch) comes from Dutch eng, from Middle Dutch enge, from Old Dutch engi, from Proto-West Germanic *angī, from Proto-Germanic anguz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

engerd (Dutch): scary person or creature

Definitions

  1. scary person or creature

Ancestry of “engerd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchengnarrow; small; scary, creepy
2Middle Dutchengenarrow, confined
3Old Dutchengi—
4Proto-West Germanic*angīnarrow
5Proto-Germanicanguznarrow, tight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énǵʰusnarrow, tight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
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