Where does “Inbegriff” come from?

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

Inbegriff (German): embodiment

Definitions

  1. embodiment

Ancestry of “Inbegriff”, step by step

Inbegriff traces back through two 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 Begriff

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBegriffterm, word; idea, conception, perception,...
2Middle High Germanbegrifregion, area
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *in