Where does “innhegning” come from?

innhegning (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.

innhegning (Norwegian Nynorsk): enclosure, pen for animals, corral

Definitions

  1. enclosure, pen for animals, corral

Ancestry of “innhegning”, step by step

innhegning 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 hegne

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