Where does “encountren” come from?
encountren (Middle English) comes from Old French encountrer, from Old French encontrer, from Old French encontre, from Late Latin incontra, from Latin contrā, from Latin ubī, from Latin cubī, from Proto-Italic *kʷuðei — where.
Ancestry of “encountren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | encountrer | Alternative form of encontrer |
| 2 | Old French | encontrer | to meet; to encounter; to meet in battle; to... |
| 3 | Old French | encontre | meeting; battle; combat; opposite |
| 4 | Late Latin | incontra | towards |
| 5 | Latin | contrā | against |
| 6 | Latin | ubī | where? in what place?, in which place? |
| 7 | Latin | cubī | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *kʷuðei | where |