Where does “innermost” come from?

Innermost comes from English inner, from Middle English inner, from Old English innera, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European h₁en and en, both meaning "in" or "within."

innermost (English): Farthest inside or towards the center or middle;...

Definitions

  1. Farthest inside or towards the center or middle;...

Ancestry of “innermost”, step by step

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

Words derived from “innermost”

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