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

  1. Archaic form of engulfment

Ancestry of “ingulfment”, step by step

ingulfment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ingulf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishingulfArchaic form of engulf
2Frankish*Ingu—
3Proto-GermanicinguzIng, Yngvi, god of fertility
4Proto-Indo-Europeannéḱusdead; mortal
5Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear

via English ment

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmentsimple past tense and past participle of meng;...
2Korean멘트—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néḱus →Every word from Proto-Germanic inguz →