Where does “innstifte” come from?

innstifte (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.

innstifte (Norwegian Bokmål): to establish, found, institute

Definitions

  1. to establish, found, institute

Ancestry of “innstifte”, step by step

innstifte 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 Norwegian Bokmål stifte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålstifteto nail, tack, staple, pin; to establish, found
2Middle Low Germanstiften—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →Every word from Proto-Germanic in →Every word from Proto-Germanic inn →