Where does “innvandre” come from?

innvandre (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.

innvandre (Norwegian Bokmål): to immigrate

Definitions

  1. to immigrate

Ancestry of “innvandre”, step by step

innvandre 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 vandre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvandreto walk (about), to stroll
2Middle Low Germanwanderen—
3Old Saxon*wandarōn—
4Proto-West Germanic*wandarōnto waver, change, fluctuate

Words derived from “innvandre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →Every word from Proto-Germanic in →Every word from Proto-Germanic inn →