Where does “umbeclosen” come from?
umbeclosen (Middle English) comes from Middle English umbe, from Old English ymbe, from Proto-West Germanic umbi, from Proto-Germanic umbi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- — on, onto.
umbeclosen (Middle English): to close around; surround; to envelop; enclose
Definitions
- to close around; surround; to envelop; enclose
Ancestry of “umbeclosen”, step by step
umbeclosen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English umbe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | umbe | around; about |
| 2 | Old English | ymbe | around, about; near, along |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | umbi | around |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | umbi | around, about |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Middle English closen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | closen | to close, enclose |
| 2 | Old English | clȳsan | to close, shut |
| 3 | Old English | klūsijan | to close, shut in |
| 4 | Latin | clausum | enclosed space, enclosure; nominative neuter... |
| 5 | Latin | clausus | closed, inaccessible; having been closed;... |
| 6 | Latin | claudere | present active infinitive of claudō;... |
| 7 | Latin | claudo | I shut, close, lock; I imprison, confine; I... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | klaudō | close |