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Where does “entangle” come from?

Entangle comes from Middle English entanglen, meaning to twist together or ensnare.

entangle (English): To tangle up; to twist or interweave in such a...

Definitions

  1. To tangle up; to twist or interweave in such a...

Ancestry of “entangle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishentanglento involve in difficulty”, “to embarrass

Words derived from “entangle”

  • entanglement
  • disentangle
  • disentanglement
  • nonentanglement
  • entangler
  • entanglest
  • disentangler
  • unentangle
  • unentanglement
  • hydroentanglement
  • hyperentanglement
  • entanglon
  • hydroentangle
Every word from Middle English entanglen →