Where does “inspringen” come from?

inspringen (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.

inspringen (Dutch): to fill in, to be replaced; to indent

Definitions

  1. to fill in, to be replaced; to indent

Ancestry of “inspringen”, step by step

inspringen 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 springen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchspringento jump, to leap; to explode, to shatter
2Middle Dutchspringento jump, to spring; to jump around, to dance; to...
3Old Dutchspringanto jump, spring
4Proto-Germanicspringanąto spring, to jump up; to burst, to explode
5Proto-Indo-Europeanspr̥ǵʰ—
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