Where does “inntjening” come from?

inntjening (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.

inntjening (Norwegian Bokmål): earnings

Definitions

  1. earnings

Ancestry of “inntjening”, step by step

inntjening 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 tjene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltjeneto serve; to earn
2Old Norseþjónato serve
3Proto-Germanicþewanōnąto serve
4Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →Every word from Proto-Germanic in →Every word from Proto-Germanic inn →