Where does “endower” come from?

endower (Middle English) comes from Middle English en-, from Old French en-, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

endower (Middle English): Money granted as to support an individual

Definitions

  1. Money granted as to support an individual

Ancestry of “endower”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishen-en-, in-
2Old Frenchen-en- in; into
3Latinīn-un-, non-, not
4Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Latin īn- →Every word from Proto-Italic en →