Where does “engirdle” come from?

engirdle (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.

engirdle (English): To encircle as if with a girdle

Definitions

To encircle as if with a girdle

Ancestry of “engirdle”, step by step

engirdle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English en

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	en	Abbreviation of English; The name of the...
2	French	en	in; to; by
3	Middle French	en	on; on to
4	Old French	en	in; inside; on; upon; in
5	Latin	în	in, at, on, upon, from (space)
6	Latin	en	lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7	Proto-Italic	en	in
8	Proto-Indo-European	h₁én	in

via English girdle

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	girdle	That which girds, encircles, or encloses; a...
2	Middle English	girdel	—
3	Old English	gyrdel	belt
4	Proto-Germanic	gurdilaz	girdle
5	Proto-Germanic	gurdijaną	to gird
6	Proto-Indo-European	gʰerdʰ-	to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt

Words derived from “engirdle”

engirdlement

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Italic en →Every word from Latin en →