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Where does “einheimsen” come from?

einheimsen (German) comes from German ein, from German einschalten, from German ein-, 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.

einheimsen (German): to earn

Definitions

  1. to earn

Ancestry of “einheimsen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneinone; a, an; indicating motion into something
2Germaneinschaltento turn on, to switch on, to power up, to enable;...
3Germanein-generally indicating motion into something; one,...
4Middle High Germanīn-—
5Old High Germaninin
6Proto-West Germanic*in—
7Proto-Germanicinin; into
8Proto-Indo-Europeanénin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →