English
ensiege
Ensiege comes from Middle English ensegen, and goes back to Old French ensegier.
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400ensegier
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500ensegen
- Englishtodayensiege
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400ensegier
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500ensegen
- Englishtodayensiege
Proto-Indo-European *sed- ‘to sit’
…
Latin sēdicŭlum ‘small seat’
Vulgar Latin *sēdicum
Old French sege
Middle English sege ‘a group of assailants in a siege’
English siege
Every English word from Old French ensegier
Today it means
verb Synonym of besiege.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old French ensegier / ensiege