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Where does “engte” come from?

engte (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;...

engte (Dutch): any narrow passage; narrowness; difficulty

Definitions

  1. any narrow passage; narrowness; difficulty

Ancestry of “engte”, step by step

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

Words derived from “engte”

  • landengte
  • engte
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