Where does “encumbrous” come from?
encumbrous (English) comes from English encumber, from Middle English encombren, from Old French encombrer, from Old French combre, from Medieval Latin combrus, from Gaulish komberū, from Proto-Celtic kombereti, from Proto-Celtic kom- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
encumbrous (English): Of, pertaining to, or causing an encumbrance;...
Definitions
- Of, pertaining to, or causing an encumbrance;...
Ancestry of “encumbrous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | encumber | to load down something with a burden; to restrict... |
| 2 | Middle English | encombren | — |
| 3 | Old French | encombrer | to bother; to irritate; to annoy; to burden |
| 4 | Old French | combre | wooden obstacles on a river; dam; hindrance,... |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | combrus | barricade of felled trees; barricade |
| 6 | Gaulish | komberū | — |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | kombereti | to bring together |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | kom- | with, together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | — |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |