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
- An incoming payment; income
Ancestry of “inpayment”, step by step
inpayment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English in
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | in | Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position... |
| 2 | Middle English | in | Any kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or... |
| 3 | Old English | in | in; Alternative form of inn |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *in | — |
via English payment
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | payment | The act of paying; A sum of money paid in... |
| 2 | French | paiement | payment |
| 3 | Middle French | paiement | payment |
| 4 | Old French | paiement | payment |