Where does “innan” come from?
innan (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse innan, from Proto-Norse ᛁᚾᚨᚾᚨ, from Proto-Germanic innanē, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.
innan (Norwegian Nynorsk): before, within; inside, within
Definitions
- before, within; inside, within
Ancestry of “innan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | innan | from within, from an internal part; internally,... |
| 2 | Proto-Norse | ᛁᚾᚨᚾᚨ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | innanē | from inside, from within |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | in | in; into |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | én | in |
Words derived from “innan”