Where does “inwendig” come from?

inwendig (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.

inwendig (Dutch): internal

Definitions

  1. internal

Ancestry of “inwendig”, step by step

inwendig 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 wenden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwendento direct oneself, turn; to come about
2Middle Dutchwenden—
3Old Dutchwendento wend, to turn
4Proto-West Germanic*wandijanto turn
5Proto-Germanicwandijanąto turn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →
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