Where does “Imbiss” come from?

Imbiss (German) comes from German in, from English in, from Middle English in, from Old English in, from Proto-West Germanic *in.

Imbiss (German): snack; snack bar, fast-food restaurant

Definitions

  1. snack; snack bar, fast-food restaurant

Ancestry of “Imbiss”, step by step

Imbiss traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaninin, within, at, to; in; in, at, by
2EnglishinUsed to indicate location, inclusion, or position...
3Middle EnglishinAny kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or...
4Old Englishinin; Alternative form of inn
5Proto-West Germanic*in

via German biss

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbissfirst/third-person singular preterite of beißen

via Proto-Germanic imbiz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicimbiz

Words derived from “Imbiss

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *inEvery word from Old English inEvery word from Middle English in