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Where does “einwenden” come from?

einwenden (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.

einwenden (German): to object; to oppose; to argue

Definitions

  1. to object; to oppose; to argue

Ancestry of “einwenden”, 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 “einwenden”

  • einwandfrei
  • Einwand
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