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Where does “inspanning” come from?

inspanning (Dutch) comes from Dutch inspannen, 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.

inspanning (Dutch): effort

Definitions

  1. effort

Ancestry of “inspanning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchinspannento put horses, ponies, donkeys or oxen in front...
2Dutchinin, inside; into; in; expressing containment
3Middle Dutchinin, inside, within; into; within
4Old Dutchin—
5Proto-West Germanic*in—
6Proto-Germanicinin; into
7Proto-Indo-Europeanénin
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