Where does “innan” come from?

innan (Faroese) comes from Old Norse innan, from Proto-Norse ᛁᚾᚨᚾᚨ, from Proto-Germanic innanē, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.

innan (Faroese): inside; before

Definitions

  1. inside; before

Ancestry of “innan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseinnanfrom within, from an internal part; internally,...
2Proto-Norseᛁᚾᚨᚾᚨfrom within, from inside
3Proto-Germanicinnanēfrom inside, from within
4Proto-Germanicinin; into
5Proto-Indo-Europeanénin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →Every word from Proto-Germanic in →Every word from Proto-Germanic innanē →