Where does “ineinander” come from?

ineinander (German) comes from German einander, from Middle High German einander, from Old High German ein, from Proto-West Germanic ain, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

ineinander (German): into each other; intertwiningly

Definitions

  1. into each other; intertwiningly

Ancestry of “ineinander”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneinandereach other
2Middle High Germaneinander—
3Old High Germaneinone; only
4Proto-West Germanicainone
5Proto-Germanicainazone; some
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ain →