Where does “einweichen” come from?

einweichen (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.

einweichen (German): to soak

Definitions

  1. to soak

Ancestry of “einweichen”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →Every word from Proto-Germanic in →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *in →