Where does “enfetter” come from?

enfetter (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.

enfetter (English): To bind in fetters; to enchain

Definitions

  1. To bind in fetters; to enchain

Ancestry of “enfetter”, step by step

enfetter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishenAbbreviation of English; The name of the...
2Frenchenin; to; by
3Middle Frenchenon; on to
4Old Frenchenin; inside; on; upon; in
5Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via English fetter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfetterA chain or similar object used to bind a person...
2Old Englishfetera fetter
3Proto-Germanicfeturazfetter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Italic en →Every word from Latin en →