Where does “eintauchen” come from?

eintauchen (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.

eintauchen (German): to plunge; to immerse, to dip, to steep

Definitions

  1. to plunge; to immerse, to dip, to steep

Ancestry of “eintauchen”, step by step

eintauchen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German ein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneinone; a, an; indicating motion into something
2Middle High Germaneinone
3Old High Germaneinone; only
4Proto-West Germanicainone
5Proto-Germanicainazone; some
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via German tauchen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantauchento dive; to bathe
2Middle High Germantūchento dive, to duck, to submerge, to become submerged
3Old High Germantūhhan—
4Proto-West Germanicdūkanto duck, to dive under
5Proto-Germanicdūkanąto duck, to dive under
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ain →
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