Where does “enk” come from?

enk (Luxembourgish) 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;...

enk (Luxembourgish): narrow; tight; cramped

Definitions

  1. narrow; tight; cramped

Ancestry of “enk”, 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;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Germanic anguz →