Where does “instappen” come from?

instappen (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.

instappen (Dutch): to get in

Definitions

  1. to get in

Ancestry of “instappen”, step by step

instappen 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 stappen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstappento march; to step; to go out
2Middle Dutchstappento step
3Old Dutchstappen—
4West Germanic*stappjan—

Words derived from “instappen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →Every word from Proto-Germanic in →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *in →