Where does “encroacher” come from?
encroacher (English) comes from English encroach, from Middle English encrochen, from Old French encrochier, from Old French ier, from Latin herī, from Latin here, from Proto-Italic hezī, from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰyési — day.
encroacher (English): One who encroaches
Ancestry of “encroacher”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | encroach | to seize, appropriate; to intrude unrightfully on... |
| 2 | Middle English | encrochen | — |
| 3 | Old French | encrochier | to hook |
| 4 | Old French | ier | yesterday |
| 5 | Latin | herī | — |
| 6 | Latin | here | yesterday; second-person singular present active... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | hezī | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰǵʰyési | yesterday |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰǵʰyes- | yesterday, the day before |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeǵʰ- | day |