Where does “einlegen” come from?
einlegen (German) comes from German ein, from Middle High German ein, from Old High German ein, from Proto-West Germanic ain, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.
einlegen (German): to insert; to put in; to inlay
Definitions
- to insert; to put in; to inlay
Ancestry of “einlegen”, step by step
einlegen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German ein
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ein | one; a, an; indicating motion into something |
| 2 | Middle High German | ein | one |
| 3 | Old High German | ein | one; only |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | ain | one |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ainaz | one; some |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |
via German legen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | legen | to lay, to put, to place, to position, so that it... |
| 2 | Middle High German | legen | to lay, to put into a horizontal position |
| 3 | Old High German | legen | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | laggjan | to lay, to place |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lagjaną | to lay, to place in a resting position |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |