eng
English
/ɛŋ/
adjective
Definitions
- (regional) Narrow.
Etymology
Derived from Dutch, Flemish eng (narrow, scary, farmland, pasture) derived from Old English enge (narrow) inherited from Proto-Germanic *anguz (narrow, tight).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*anguz
Gloss
narrow, tight
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
狭
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- einengen German
- eng German
- engherzig German
- hauteng German
- verengen German
- doodeng Dutch, Flemish
- eng Dutch, Flemish
- engte Dutch, Flemish
- *h₂enǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂enǵʰu- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₂énǵʰus Proto-Indo-European
- *anguz Proto-Germanic
- ange Old English
- angnæġl Old English
- enge Old English
- angr Old Norse
- ǫngr Old Norse
- enge Middle Dutch
- ango Old High German
- engi Old High German
- enk Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌿𐍃 Gothic
- *engi Old Dutch
- ang- Old Saxon
- engi Old Saxon