Where does “einstellen” come from?

einstellen (German) comes from Dutch instellen, 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.

einstellen (German): to employ, to hire; to adjust; to prepare

Definitions

  1. to employ, to hire; to adjust; to prepare

Ancestry of “einstellen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchinstellento set (up), to configure
2Dutchinin, inside; into; in; expressing containment
3Middle Dutchinin, inside, within; into; within
4Old Dutchin—
5Proto-West Germanic*in—
6Proto-Germanicinin; into
7Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

Words derived from “einstellen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →