Where does “inmost” come from?

Inmost comes from Middle English inmost, derived from Old English innemest (superlative of inne, meaning "within"), which developed from Proto-Indo-European h₁en and en, roots meaning "in."

inmost (English): The very deepest within; farthest from the...

Definitions

  1. The very deepest within; farthest from the...

Ancestry of “inmost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishinmost—
2Old Englishinnemestinnermost
3Old Englishinneinside, in; indoors
4Proto-Germanicinnaiwithin, inside
5Proto-Germanicinin; into
6Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

Words derived from “inmost”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →Every word from Proto-Germanic in →Every word from Proto-Germanic innai →