Where does “im-” come from?
im- (English) comes from English in-, from Middle English in-, from Old English in-, from Old English in, from Proto-West Germanic *in, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.
im- (English): Expressing negation; not; Alternative form of the...
Definitions
- Expressing negation; not; Alternative form of the...
Ancestry of “im-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | in- | in, into, towards, within; in, into; Used with... |
| 2 | Middle English | in- | — |
| 3 | Old English | in- | in, into; on, upon; internal, positioned on the... |
| 4 | Old English | in | in; Alternative form of inn |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *in | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | in | in; into |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | én | in |