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Where does “enigen” come from?

enigen (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

enigen (Middle Dutch): to unite, to make/become one

Definitions

  1. to unite, to make/become one

Ancestry of “enigen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutch-enThe ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used...
2Old Dutch-en—
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she
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