Where does “inntreffe” come from?

inntreffe (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from German eintreffen, from German ein-, from Middle High German īn-, from Old High German in, from Proto-West Germanic *in, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.

inntreffe (Norwegian Bokmål): to happen, occur

Definitions

  1. to happen, occur

Ancestry of “inntreffe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaneintreffento arrive; to come true
2Germanein-generally indicating motion into something; one,...
3Middle High Germanīn-—
4Old High Germaninin
5Proto-West Germanic*in—
6Proto-Germanicinin; into
7Proto-Indo-Europeanénin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →Every word from Proto-Germanic in →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *in →