Etymology

enmesh

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Today it means: To mesh; to tangle or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated, particularly in a mesh- or net-like manner. Full definition →

English mesh ← Middle English en- ← Old French en-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Italic*en
  3. Proto-Italic*en-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Old Frenchen-
  6. Middle Englishen-
  7. Englishen-
  8. Englishmesh
  9. English todayenmesh

From en- + mesh.

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