Where does “inn” come from?

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

inn (Norwegian Nynorsk): inside, in; in, into

Definitions

  1. inside, in; in, into

Ancestry of “inn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseinnin, into; the
2Proto-Germanicinnin, into
3Proto-Germanicinin; into
4Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

Words derived from “inn”

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