Where does “innvandrer” come from?

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

innvandrer (Norwegian Bokmål): an immigrant; present tense of innvandre

Definitions

  1. an immigrant; present tense of innvandre

Ancestry of “innvandrer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålinnvandreto immigrate
2Norwegian Bokmålinninside, in; in, into
3Old Norseinnin, into; the
4Proto-Germanicinnin, into
5Proto-Germanicinin; into
6Proto-Indo-Europeanénin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →Every word from Proto-Germanic in →Every word from Proto-Germanic inn →