Where does “inbraak” come from?

inbraak (Dutch) comes from Dutch in, from Middle Dutch in, from Old Dutch in, from Proto-West Germanic *in, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.

inbraak (Dutch): break-in

Definitions

  1. break-in

Ancestry of “inbraak”, step by step

inbraak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchinin, inside; into; in; expressing containment
2Middle Dutchinin, inside, within; into; within
3Old Dutchin—
4Proto-West Germanic*in—
5Proto-Germanicinin; into
6Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

via Dutch braak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbraakfallow; The act of breaking or breaking in
2Middle Dutchbrakefallow land
Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →