Where does “inn” come from?

Inn comes from Old English inn, which derives from Proto-Indo-European h₁en and en, a root expressing the concept of "in" or "within."

inn (English): Any establishment where travellers can procure...

Definitions

  1. Any establishment where travellers can procure...

Ancestry of “inn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishinAny kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or...
2Old Englishinnin; inn
3Old Englishinneinside, in; indoors
4Proto-Germanicinnaiwithin, inside
5Proto-Germanicinin; into
6Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

Words derived from “inn

Every word from Proto-Indo-European én