Where does “inner” come from?

inner (German) comes from Old High German innar, from Old High German in, from Proto-West Germanic *in, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.

inner (German): inner; within

Definitions

  1. inner; within

Ancestry of “inner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germaninnarinner
2Old High Germaninin
3Proto-West Germanic*in—
4Proto-Germanicinin; into
5Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

Words derived from “inner”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →Every word from Proto-Germanic in →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *in →
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