Where does “innfatte” come from?

innfatte (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål inn, from Old Norse inn, from Proto-Germanic inn, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.

innfatte (Norwegian Bokmål): to set; enclose frame with and attach to the edge of something

Definitions

  1. to set; enclose frame with and attach to the edge of something

Ancestry of “innfatte”, step by step

innfatte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål inn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålinninside, in; in, into
2Old Norseinnin, into; the
3Proto-Germanicinnin, into
4Proto-Germanicinin; into
5Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

via Middle Low German vāten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanvāten—
2Old Dutchfaton—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →Every word from Proto-Germanic in →Every word from Proto-Germanic inn →