Where does “innvandrar” come from?

innvandrar (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.

innvandrar (Norwegian Nynorsk): immigrant

Definitions

  1. immigrant

Ancestry of “innvandrar”, step by step

innvandrar 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 vandrar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskvandrartraveller, wanderer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →Every word from Proto-Germanic in →Every word from Proto-Germanic inn →
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