Where does “einnehmen” come from?

einnehmen (German) comes from Dutch innemen, from Dutch in, from Middle Dutch in, from Old Dutch in, from Proto-West Germanic *in, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.

einnehmen (German): to conquer; to take, to have; to take up, to...

Definitions

  1. to conquer; to take, to have; to take up, to...

Ancestry of “einnehmen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchinnemento swallow; to confiscate, to conquer; to charm
2Dutchinin, inside; into; in; expressing containment
3Middle Dutchinin, inside, within; into; within
4Old Dutchin—
5Proto-West Germanic*in—
6Proto-Germanicinin; into
7Proto-Indo-Europeanénin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →Every word from Proto-Germanic in →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *in →
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