Where does “verinnerlichen” come from?
verinnerlichen (German) comes from German innerlich, from German inner, 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.
verinnerlichen (German): to internalize
Definitions
- to internalize
Ancestry of “verinnerlichen”, step by step
verinnerlichen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German innerlich
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | innerlich | internal, inward |
| 2 | German | inner | inner; within |
| 3 | Old High German | innar | inner |
| 4 | Old High German | in | in |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *in | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | in | in; into |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | én | in |
via German ver- -en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ver- -en | Forms factitive verbs from adjectives, meaning "to make more (adjective)" |