Where does “inmooi” come from?

inmooi (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.

inmooi (Dutch): extremely beautiful, very pretty

Definitions

  1. extremely beautiful, very pretty

Ancestry of “inmooi”, step by step

inmooi 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 mooi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmooibeautiful, pretty, handsome; nice, good
2Middle Dutchmooy—
3Old Dutchmōi—
4Proto-West Germanicmauwīpretty
5Proto-Germanicmawjaz—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanmewH-to wash, wet; to make wet, wash; wet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →Every word from Proto-Germanic in →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *in →