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Where does “engrosseth” come from?

engrosseth (English) comes from English engross, from Middle English engrossen, from Anglo-Norman French engrosser, from Medieval Latin ingrossō, from Latin grossus, from Old High German grōz, from Proto-West Germanic graut, from Proto-Germanic grautaz — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

engrosseth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “engrosseth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishengrossTo write in large, aesthetic, and legible...
2Middle Englishengrossen—
3Anglo-Norman Frenchengrosser—
4Medieval Latiningrossō—
5Latingrossuscoarse, unrefined; young, green, immature; thick,...
6Old High Germangrōzbig, large, thick; great; large, thick, coarse
7Proto-West Germanicgraut—
8Proto-Germanicgrautazcoarse, crude; big, large
9Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
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