Where does “ingot” come from?

Ingot comes from Middle English ingot, from Old English ingot, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European en, ultimately from the root ǵʰew- meaning to pour.

ingot (English): A solid block of more or less pure metal, often...

Definitions

  1. A solid block of more or less pure metal, often...

Ancestry of “ingot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishingotsomething poured in
2Old Englishingot—
3Proto-Germanicgutaz—
4Proto-Germanicgeutanąto pour
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰewd-to pour
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰew-to pour

Words derived from “ingot”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic geutaną →