Where does “igennem” come from?

igennem (Danish) comes from Danish I, from Old Norse í, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.

igennem (Danish): Alternative form of gennem; through; completely,...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of gennem; through; completely,...

Ancestry of “igennem”, step by step

igennem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish I

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishIyou, you all
2Old Norseíin
3Proto-Germanicinin; into
4Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

via Danish gennem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishgennemthrough; through, during; by means of, through,...
2Old Norsegegnumthrough
3Old Norsegegnstraight, direct; fit, serviceable; direct,...
4Proto-Germanicgagintowards, in the direction of; against
Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →Every word from Proto-Germanic in →Every word from Old Norse í →