Where does “Einschmelzung” come from?

Einschmelzung (German) comes from German einschmelzen, 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.

Einschmelzung (German): melting

Definitions

  1. melting

Ancestry of “Einschmelzung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneinschmelzento melt (sth) down
2Germanein-generally indicating motion into something; one,...
3Middle High Germanīn-—
4Old High Germaninin
5Proto-West Germanic*in—
6Proto-Germanicinin; into
7Proto-Indo-Europeanénin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →Every word from Proto-Germanic in →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *in →
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