Etymograph

English

interentangle

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

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

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

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

A compound of inter- + entangle

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér ‘between’

Proto-Italic *n̥ter ‘between’

Latin inter ‘between’

English inter-

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

English entangle

Linked words

through English entangle

entanglement, 4 more

Today it means

verb To entangle together.

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

Etymograph / Middle English entanglen / interentangle

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