Where does “ei-” come from?

ei- (Bavarian) comes from Middle High German īn-, from Old High German in, from Proto-West Germanic *in, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.

ei- (Bavarian): generally indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something

Definitions

  1. generally indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something

Ancestry of “ei-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanīn-—
2Old High Germaninin
3Proto-West Germanic*in—
4Proto-Germanicinin; into
5Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

Words derived from “ei-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →Every word from Proto-Germanic in →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *in →