Where does “insight” come from?
insight (Middle English) comes from Old English insiht, from Proto-Germanic insahtiz, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.
Ancestry of “insight”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | insiht | narrative, account; argument |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | insahtiz | account, narrative; discussion, argument |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | in | in; into |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | én | in |
Words derived from “insight”