Where does “inntil” come from?

inntil (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk til, from Norwegian Nynorsk flukt, from Middle Low German vlucht, from Proto-West Germanic *fluhtī, from Proto-Germanic *fluhtiją, from Proto-Germanic flehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

inntil (Norwegian Nynorsk): until; up to

Definitions

  1. until; up to

Ancestry of “inntil”, step by step

inntil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk til

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktilto; for; of
2Norwegian Nynorskfluktflight, escape
3Middle Low Germanvlucht—
4Proto-West Germanic*fluhtīact of flying, flight
5Proto-Germanic*fluhtiją—
6Proto-Germanicflehtanąto plait, to weave
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Norwegian Nynorsk inn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskinninside, in; in, into
2Old Norseinnin, into; the
3Proto-Germanicinnin, into
4Proto-Germanicinin; into
5Proto-Indo-Europeanénin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flehtaną →
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