Where does “eifün” come from?

eifün (Bavarian) comes from Bavarian ei-, 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.

eifün (Bavarian): to pour in, to fill

Definitions

  1. to pour in, to fill

Ancestry of “eifün”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bavarianei-generally indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something
2Middle High Germanīn-—
3Old High Germaninin
4Proto-West Germanic*in—
5Proto-Germanicinin; into
6Proto-Indo-Europeanénin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →Every word from Proto-Germanic in →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *in →