Where does “inburh” come from?

inburh (Old English) comes from Old English in, from Proto-West Germanic *in, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.

inburh (Old English): a hall; vestibule

Definitions

  1. a hall; vestibule

Ancestry of “inburh”, step by step

inburh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishinin; Alternative form of inn
2Proto-West Germanic*in—
3Proto-Germanicinin; into
4Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

via Old English burh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishburhAlternative form of burg; fortress; hill
2Old Englishburgcity; town; a fortified place: stronghold, fort,...
3Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →Every word from Proto-Germanic in →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *in →