English

English

/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/, /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/, /ˈɪŋɡləʃ/

adj
Definitions
  • Of or pertaining to England.
  • English-language; of or pertaining to the language, descended from Anglo-Saxon, which developed in England.
  • Of or pertaining to the people of England (to Englishmen and Englishwomen).
  • Of or pertaining to the avoirdupois system of measure.
  • (Amish) Non-Amish, so named for speaking English rather than a variety of German.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Englisch inherited from Old English Englisċ (English, of the Angles) suffix from English Angle derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enǵʰ- (narrow, tighten, tied together, constrict), *h₂enǵʰ- (narrow, tighten, tied together, constrict).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂enǵʰ-

Gloss

narrow, tighten, tied together, constrict

Concept
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Property

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