Where does “ingulfment” come from?
ingulfment (English) comes from English ingulf, from Frankish *Ingu, from Proto-Germanic inguz, from Proto-Indo-European néḱus, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.
ingulfment (English): Archaic form of engulfment
Definitions
- Archaic form of engulfment
Ancestry of “ingulfment”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | ingulf | Archaic form of engulf |
| 2 | Frankish | *Ingu | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | inguz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | néḱus | dead; mortal |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | neḱ- | to perish, disappear |