Where does “engirt” come from?
engirt (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.
engirt (English): To girt; to surround or encircle; past participle...
Definitions
- To girt; to surround or encircle; past participle...
Ancestry of “engirt”, step by step
engirt 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 girt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | girt | A horizontal structural member of post and beam... |
| 2 | English | girth | A band passed under the belly of an animal, which... |
| 3 | Middle English | girth | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | gjǫrð | girdle, saddle girth |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gerdō | girdle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰerdʰ- | to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt |