Where does “instorten” come from?

instorten (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.

instorten (Dutch): to collapse

Definitions

  1. to collapse

Ancestry of “instorten”, step by step

instorten 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 storten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstortento dump, to deposit; to plummet; to deposit into...
2Middle Dutchstertento rush, fall, collapse
3Old Dutchsturten—
4Proto-West Germanicsturtijanto fall down, tumble
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Words derived from “instorten”

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