Where does “eng” come from?

eng (German) comes 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;...

eng (German): narrow, tight

Definitions

  1. narrow, tight

Ancestry of “eng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanenge—
2Old High Germanenginarrow; narrowness
3Proto-West Germanic*angīnarrow
4Proto-Germanicanguznarrow, tight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énǵʰusnarrow, tight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...

Words derived from “eng”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Germanic anguz →
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