Where does “ineenstorten” come from?

ineenstorten (Dutch) comes from Dutch ineen, 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.

ineenstorten (Dutch): to collapse

Definitions

  1. to collapse

Ancestry of “ineenstorten”, step by step

ineenstorten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch ineen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchineentogether
2Dutchinin, inside; into; in; expressing containment
3Middle Dutchinin, inside, within; into; within
4Old Dutchin
5Proto-West Germanic*in
6Proto-Germanicinin; into
7Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

via Dutch storten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstortento dump, to deposit; to plummet; to deposit into...
2Middle Dutchstertento rush, fall, collapse
3Old Dutchsturten
4Proto-West Germanicsturtijanto fall down, tumble
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Words derived from “ineenstorten

Every word from Proto-Indo-European énEvery word from Proto-Germanic inEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *in