Where does “embow” come from?

embow (English) comes from English en, from French en, from Middle French en, from Old French en, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

embow (English): To bend like a bow; to curve

Definitions

To bend like a bow; to curve

Ancestry of “embow”, step by step

embow traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English en

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	en	Abbreviation of English; The name of the...
2	French	en	in; to; by
3	Middle French	en	on; on to
4	Old French	en	in; inside; on; upon; in
5	Latin	în	in, at, on, upon, from (space)
6	Latin	en	lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7	Proto-Italic	en	in
8	Proto-Indo-European	h₁én	in

via English bow

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	bow	A weapon made of a curved piece of wood or other...
2	Middle English	bowe	bow; bowman
3	Old English	boga	bow; arch
4	Proto-West Germanic	bogō	arch, bow; bow
5	Proto-Germanic	bugô	bow
6	Proto-Indo-European	bʰugʰ-	bow; arch
7	Proto-Indo-European	bʰewgʰ-	to bend; curve, arch

Words derived from “embow”

embowment

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Italic en →Every word from Latin en →