Where does “inwerpen” come from?
inwerpen (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.
inwerpen (Dutch): to throw in; to insert
Definitions
- to throw in; to insert
Ancestry of “inwerpen”, step by step
inwerpen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch in
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | in | in, inside; into; in; expressing containment |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | in | in, inside, within; into; within |
| 3 | Old Dutch | in | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *in | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | in | in; into |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | én | in |
via Dutch werpen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | werpen | to throw; to give birth |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | werpen | to throw; to cast off, to lose; to give birth |
| 3 | Old Dutch | werpan | to throw, to cast |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | werpaną | to throw; to cast |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | werb- | to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |