Where does “englut” come from?

englut (English) comes from Old French englotir, from Late Latin ingluttire, from Latin gluttiō, from Latin gluttus — throat; absorption.

englut (English): To swallow; to swallow up, engulf; To glut,...

Definitions

  1. To swallow; to swallow up, engulf; To glut,...

Ancestry of “englut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchenglotirto swallow up
2Late Latiningluttirepresent active infinitive of ingluttiō
3Latingluttiōto swallow, gulp down
4Latingluttusthroat; absorption
Every word from Latin gluttus →Every word from Latin gluttiō →Every word from Late Latin ingluttire →