Etymograph

English

entangleable

Entangleable comes from English entangle, and goes back to Middle English entanglen.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500entanglen
  2. English1500–presententangle
  3. Englishtodayentangleable

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500entanglen
  2. English1500–presententangle
  3. Englishtodayentangleable

A compound of entangle + -able

Middle English entanglen ‘to involve 􂀿someone􂁀 in difficulty”, “to…’

English entangle

Linked words

through English entangle

entanglement, 4 more

Today it means

adj That can be entangled.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Middle English entanglen / entangleable