Where does “voreinstellen” come from?

voreinstellen (German) comes from German einstellen, from Dutch instellen, from Dutch in, from Middle Dutch in, from Old Dutch in, from Proto-West Germanic *in, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.

voreinstellen (German): to set beforehand

Definitions

  1. to set beforehand

Ancestry of “voreinstellen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneinstellento employ, to hire; to adjust; to prepare
2Dutchinstellento set (up), to configure
3Dutchinin, inside; into; in; expressing containment
4Middle Dutchinin, inside, within; into; within
5Old Dutchin
6Proto-West Germanic*in
7Proto-Germanicinin; into
8Proto-Indo-Europeanénin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European én
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