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Where does “innen” come from?

innen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch innen, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

innen (Dutch): to cash; to collect

Definitions

  1. to cash; to collect

Ancestry of “innen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchinnento bring in; to collect
2Middle Dutch-enThe ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used...
3Old Dutch-en—
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “innen”

  • inner
  • belastinginner
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