Etymology

indebt

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Today it means: To bring into debt; to place under obligation. Full definition →

Middle English endetten ← Old French endetter
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  1. Old French · derived fromendetter
  2. Middle English · derived fromendetten
  3. English todayindebt

From Middle English endetten, Old French endetter, from en- + detter, from dette (“debt”), by surface analysis, in- + debt. See debt.

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