English
enrich
Enrich comes from Anglo-Norman enrichir.
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400enrichir
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500enrichen
- Englishearliest quotation 2013enrich
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400enrichir
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500enrichen
- Englishearliest quotation 2013enrich
Earliest quotation: 2013, Nancy Langston, The Fraught History of a Watery World: “European adventurers found themselves within a watery world, a…”
Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’
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Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz ‘kingly’
Proto-West Germanic *rīkī ‘powerful’
Old English rīċe ‘powerful’
Middle English riche ‘strong’
English rich
Every English word from Anglo-Norman enrichir
Today it means
verb To enhance.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Anglo-Norman enrichir / enrich