Where does “ingot” come from?
ingot (Middle English) comes from Old English ingot, from Proto-Germanic gutaz, from Proto-Germanic geutaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰewd-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰew- — to pour.
ingot (Middle English): something poured in
Ancestry of “ingot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | ingot | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | gutaz | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | geutaną | to pour |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰewd- | to pour |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰew- | to pour |
Words derived from “ingot”