Where does “innbyggjar” come from?

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

innbyggjar (Norwegian Nynorsk): inhabitant

Definitions

  1. inhabitant

Ancestry of “innbyggjar”, step by step

innbyggjar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk inn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskinninside, in; in, into
2Old Norseinnin, into; the
3Proto-Germanicinnin, into
4Proto-Germanicinin; into
5Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

via Norwegian Nynorsk byggjar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbyggjarbuilder
Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →Every word from Proto-Germanic in →Every word from Proto-Germanic inn →