Where does “Einbrecher” come from?

Einbrecher (German) comes from German einbrechen, from German ein-, from Middle High German īn-, from Old High German in, from Proto-West Germanic *in, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.

Einbrecher (German): agent noun of einbrechen; burglar, picklock,...

Definitions

  1. agent noun of einbrechen; burglar, picklock,...

Ancestry of “Einbrecher”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneinbrechento break in; to break down
2Germanein-generally indicating motion into something; one,...
3Middle High Germanīn-—
4Old High Germaninin
5Proto-West Germanic*in—
6Proto-Germanicinin; into
7Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

Words derived from “Einbrecher”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →Every word from Proto-Germanic in →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *in →