Where does “inpayment” come from?

inpayment (English) comes from English in, from Middle English in, from Old English in, from Proto-West Germanic *in.

inpayment (English): An incoming payment; income

Definitions

  1. An incoming payment; income

Ancestry of “inpayment”, step by step

inpayment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinUsed to indicate location, inclusion, or position...
2Middle EnglishinAny kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or...
3Old Englishinin; Alternative form of inn
4Proto-West Germanic*in

via English payment

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpaymentThe act of paying; A sum of money paid in...
2Frenchpaiementpayment
3Middle Frenchpaiementpayment
4Old Frenchpaiementpayment
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *inEvery word from Old English inEvery word from Middle English in