Where does “inham” come from?

inham (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.

inham (Dutch): inlet

Definitions

  1. inlet

Ancestry of “inham”, step by step

inham 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 ham

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhamham
2Middle Dutchhamme—
3Old Dutch*hama—
4Proto-Germanichammōshinbone; the hollow of the knee; ham
5Proto-Indo-Europeankónh₂mleg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →