An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

To wrap or twist together; to intertwine.

Etymology (EN): From → en- “in,” + tangle, from M.E. tangilen, tagilen “to entangle.”

Etymology (PE): Hamgureš, from ham- “together,” → com-,

• guridan “to become tangled, as threads or hairs, entwine,” probably related to greh “knot,” → node.
  Hampicidan, from ham- + picidan “to twist, entwine, coil.”