Where does “ine” come from?

ine (Middle English) comes from Old English inn, from Old English inne, from Proto-Germanic innai, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.

ine (Middle English): Alternative form of in; Alternative form of hine;...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of in; Alternative form of hine;...

Ancestry of “ine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishinnin; inn
2Old Englishinneinside, in; indoors
3Proto-Germanicinnaiwithin, inside
4Proto-Germanicinin; into
5Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

Words derived from “ine”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →Every word from Proto-Germanic in →Every word from Proto-Germanic innai →