Where does “en dedans” come from?

en dedans (French) comes from French en, from Middle French en, from Old French en, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

en dedans (French): inside

Definitions

  1. inside

Ancestry of “en dedans”, step by step

en dedans traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchenin; to; by
2Middle Frenchenon; on to
3Old Frenchenin; inside; on; upon; in
4Latinînin, at, on, upon, from (space)
5Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
6Proto-Italicenin
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

via French dedans

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdedanstowards the inside; inwardly; internally;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁énEvery word from Proto-Italic enEvery word from Latin en
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