Where does “engj” come from?

engj (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse eng, from Proto-Germanic angijō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énkos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

engj (Westrobothnian): grassy field, meadow, harvested for hay

Definitions

  1. grassy field, meadow, harvested for hay

Ancestry of “engj”, step by step

engj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse eng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseengmeadow
2Proto-GermanicangijōA low lying meadow in a valley or near a river
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énkoscurve, bend
4Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

via Old Norse engi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseenginone, no one, nothing; no, not any; any
2Old Norseeinnone; some, a few
3Proto-Germanicainazone; some
4Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -os →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énkos →Every word from Proto-Germanic angijō →