Where does “engift” come from?

engift (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.

engift (English): To give a gift to

Definitions

  1. To give a gift to

Ancestry of “engift”, step by step

engift 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 gift

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgiftSomething given to another voluntarily, without...
2Middle Englishyiftegift
3Old Norsegiptgift; good luck
4Proto-Germanicgiftizgiving, gift
5Proto-Germanicgebanąto give
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰebʰ-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →
engift — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer