English
engirdle
From en- + girdle.
Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ- ‘to enclose, to encircle’
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Proto-Germanic *gurdilaz ‘girdle, belt’
Proto-West Germanic *gurdil
Old English gyrdel ‘belt’
Middle English girdel
English girdle
Today it means
verb To encircle as if with a girdle.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / engirdle