Where does “inklen” come from?
inklen (Middle English) comes from Middle English inke, from Old English inca, from Proto-Germanic inkô, from Proto-Indo-European yenǵ- — illness.
inklen (Middle English): to mention ; to tell
Ancestry of “inklen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | inke | apprehension, misgiving; dread, fear; doubt;... |
| 2 | Old English | inca | doubt, uncertainty, question, suspicion, fear;... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | inkô | grief, ache, regret |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | yenǵ- | illness |
Words derived from “inklen”