Where does “ein-” come from?

ein- (German) comes 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.

ein- (German): generally indicating motion into something; one,...

Definitions

  1. generally indicating motion into something; one,...

Ancestry of “ein-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanīn-
2Old High Germaninin
3Proto-West Germanic*in
4Proto-Germanicinin; into
5Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

Words derived from “ein-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European én