Where does “inhouden” come from?

inhouden (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.

inhouden (Dutch): to contain, to encompass, to include; to mean, to...

Definitions

  1. to contain, to encompass, to include; to mean, to...

Ancestry of “inhouden”, step by step

inhouden 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 houden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhoudento keep; to keep, to care for; to hold, to be...
2Middle Dutchhoudento hold; to keep; Alternative spelling of ouden;...
3Old Dutchhaldanto hold, to keep
4Proto-West Germanichaldanto hold; to keep
5Proto-Germanichaldanąto hold, to keep
6Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European én