Where does “Einschränkung” come from?

Einschränkung (German) comes from German einschränken, from German ein, from Middle High German ein, from Old High German ein, from Proto-West Germanic ain, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

Einschränkung (German): constraint, restraint

Definitions

  1. constraint, restraint

Ancestry of “Einschränkung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneinschränkento constrain; to economize
2Germaneinone; a, an; indicating motion into something
3Middle High Germaneinone
4Old High Germaneinone; only
5Proto-West Germanicainone
6Proto-Germanicainazone; some
7Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →