Where does “einspringen” come from?

einspringen (German) comes 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.

einspringen (German): to fill in for, to step in for, to take on the role of

Definitions

  1. to fill in for, to step in for, to take on the role of

Ancestry of “einspringen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanein-generally indicating motion into something; one,...
2Middle High Germanīn-—
3Old High Germaninin
4Proto-West Germanic*in—
5Proto-Germanicinin; into
6Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

Words derived from “einspringen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →