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Where does “inwrought” come from?

inwrought (English) comes from English inwork, from Middle English inwork, from Old English inweorc, from Old English in-, from Old English in, from Proto-West Germanic *in, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.

inwrought (English): Having a design that has been worked or woven in;...

Definitions

  1. Having a design that has been worked or woven in;...

Ancestry of “inwrought”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinworkIndoor work; work done inside the home; To work...
2Middle Englishinwork—
3Old Englishinweorcindoor work
4Old Englishin-in, into; on, upon; internal, positioned on the...
5Old Englishinin; Alternative form of inn
6Proto-West Germanic*in—
7Proto-Germanicinin; into
8Proto-Indo-Europeanénin
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