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Where does “inspannen” come from?

inspannen (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.

inspannen (Dutch): to put horses, ponies, donkeys or oxen in front...

Definitions

  1. to put horses, ponies, donkeys or oxen in front...

Ancestry of “inspannen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “inspannen”

  • inspanning
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