Where does “inkrimpen” come from?

inkrimpen (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.

inkrimpen (Dutch): to shrink

Definitions

  1. to shrink

Ancestry of “inkrimpen”, step by step

inkrimpen 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 krimpen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkrimpento shrink, crimp
2Middle Dutchcrimpento shrink, to become smaller; to contract
3Old Dutchcrimpanto shrink
4Proto-Germanickrimpanąto shrink, draw back
5Proto-Indo-Europeangrebʰ-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →Every word from Proto-Germanic in →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *in →