Where does “inke” come from?

inke (Middle English) comes from Old English inca, from Proto-Germanic inkô, from Proto-Indo-European yenǵ- — illness.

inke (Middle English): apprehension, misgiving; dread, fear; doubt;...

Definitions

  1. apprehension, misgiving; dread, fear; doubt;...

Ancestry of “inke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishincadoubt, uncertainty, question, suspicion, fear;...
2Proto-Germanicinkôgrief, ache, regret
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyenǵ-illness

Words derived from “inke”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yenǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic inkô →Every word from Old English inca →