Where does “inslaan” come from?

inslaan (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.

inslaan (Dutch): to shatter, to break with force; to turn into, to...

Definitions

  1. to shatter, to break with force; to turn into, to...

Ancestry of “inslaan”, step by step

inslaan 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 slaan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchslaanto hit, to slap; to beat, overcome; to strike
2Middle Dutchslaento hit, to strike
3Old Dutchslānto hit, to beat
4Proto-West Germanicslahanto hit, to strike; to kill
5Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
6Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European én