Where does “engorgeth” come from?
engorgeth (English) comes from English engorge, from French engorger, from French en-, from Old French en-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en — in.
engorgeth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “engorgeth”, step by step
engorgeth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English engorge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | engorge | To devour something greedily, gorge, glut; To... |
| 2 | French | engorger | to clog, clog up, congest |
| 3 | French | en- | en- all meanings |
| 4 | Old French | en- | en- in; into |
| 5 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 6 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 7 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via English eth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | eth | A letter introduced into Old English to... |