Where does “engrieve” come from?

engrieve (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.

engrieve (English): To cause grief to, to vex or pain; to associate...

Definitions

  1. To cause grief to, to vex or pain; to associate...

Ancestry of “engrieve”, step by step

engrieve 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 grieve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgrieveTo cause sorrow or distress to; To feel very sad...
2Middle Englishgreyvesteward
3Old Norsegreifia count, earl, steward
4Middle Low Germangrēve
5Old High Germangrāviocount, local judge
6Proto-West Germanicgarāfijōcount; earl; reeve, bailiff
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Proto-Italic enEvery word from Latin en