Where does “enchannel” come from?
enchannel (English) comes from English Channel, from English chainwale, from English wale, from Middle English wāle, from Old English wealh, from Old English īeġ, from Proto-West Germanic auwju, from Proto-Germanic awjō — water.
enchannel (English): To make run in a channel
Definitions
- To make run in a channel
Ancestry of “enchannel”, step by step
enchannel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Channel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Channel | The hollow bed of running waters; also the bed of the sea or other body of water |
| 2 | English | chainwale | Obsolete spelling of channel |
| 3 | English | wale | A ridge or low barrier; A raised rib in knit... |
| 4 | Middle English | wāle | An outsider; a guest; one from an unfamiliar land |
| 5 | Old English | wealh | foreigner; Briton or Welshman; slave |
| 6 | Old English | īeġ | island |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | auwju | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | awjō | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | agwjō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ékʷeh₂ | water |