Where does “eng” come from?

Eng comes from Dutch eng, from Middle Dutch enge, from Old Dutch engi, from Proto-Germanic anguz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ-, meaning to narrow or constrict.

eng (English): Narrow; Roman alphabet ŋ: The Latin-based letter...

Definitions

  1. Narrow; Roman alphabet ŋ: The Latin-based letter...

Ancestry of “eng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchengnarrow; small; scary, creepy
2Middle Dutchengenarrow, confined
3Old Dutchengi—
4Proto-West Germanic*angīnarrow
5Proto-Germanicanguznarrow, tight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énǵʰusnarrow, tight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

Words derived from “eng”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- →
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