Where does “incumbrancer” come from?
incumbrancer (English) comes from English incumbrance, from Old French encombrance, from Old French encombrer, from Old French combre, from Medieval Latin combrus, from Gaulish komberū, from Proto-Celtic kombereti, from Proto-Celtic kom- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
incumbrancer (English): One who holds incumbrance, or some legal claim,...
Definitions
- One who holds incumbrance, or some legal claim,...
Ancestry of “incumbrancer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | incumbrance | A burden; a thing that must be carried; an... |
| 2 | Old French | encombrance | — |
| 3 | Old French | encombrer | to bother; to irritate; to annoy; to burden |
| 4 | Old French | combre | wooden obstacles on a river; dam; hindrance,... |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | combrus | barricade of felled trees; barricade |
| 6 | Gaulish | komberū | — |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | kombereti | to bring together |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | kom- | with, together |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | — |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 17 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |