Where does “inner” come from?
inner (Middle English) comes from Old English innera, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
Ancestry of “inner”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | innera | inner, interior |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “inner”