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Where does “enk” come from?

enk (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch enc, from English en, from French en, from Middle French en, from Old French en, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.

enk (Dutch): A tract of open, often raised agricultural land...

Definitions

  1. A tract of open, often raised agricultural land...

Ancestry of “enk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchenc—
2EnglishenAbbreviation of English; The name of the...
3Frenchenin; to; by
4Middle Frenchenon; on to
5Old Frenchenin; inside; on; upon; in
6Latinîn—
7Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
8Proto-Italicenin
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →