Where does “in” come from?

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

in (Cimbrian): in

Definitions

  1. in

Ancestry of “in”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanin
2Old High Germaninin
3Proto-West Germanic*in
4Proto-Germanicinin; into
5Proto-Indo-Europeanénin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European énEvery word from Proto-Germanic inEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *in
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