Where does “einengen” come from?

einengen (German) comes from German eng, from Middle High German enge, from Old High German engi, from Proto-West Germanic *angī, from Proto-Germanic anguz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- — to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

einengen (German): to constrict, contract

Definitions

  1. to constrict, contract

Ancestry of “einengen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanengnarrow, tight
2Middle High Germanenge—
3Old High Germanenginarrow; narrowness
4Proto-West Germanic*angīnarrow
5Proto-Germanicanguznarrow, tight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énǵʰusnarrow, tight
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Germanic anguz →
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