Where does “innvandring” come from?

innvandring (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.

innvandring (Norwegian Nynorsk): immigration

Definitions

  1. immigration

Ancestry of “innvandring”, step by step

innvandring 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 vandring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskvandringwandering
2Norwegian NynorskvandraAlternative form of vandre; travel, wander; to...
3Middle Low Germanwanderen—
4Old Saxon*wandarōn—
5Proto-West Germanic*wandarōnto waver, change, fluctuate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →Every word from Proto-Germanic in →Every word from Proto-Germanic inn →