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
- generally indicating motion into something; one,...
Ancestry of “ein-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | īn- | — |
| 2 | Old High German | in | in |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *in | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | in | in; into |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | én | in |
Words derived from “ein-”