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Where does “engi” come from?

engi (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse eng, from Proto-Germanic angijō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énkos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

engi (Icelandic): meadow

Definitions

  1. meadow

Ancestry of “engi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseengmeadow
2Proto-GermanicangijōA low lying meadow in a valley or near a river
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énkoscurve, bend
4Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “engi”

  • engin
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