Where does “ingefeallan” come from?

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

ingefeallan (Old English): to indicate, point out; inform; to show, declare,...

Definitions

  1. to indicate, point out; inform; to show, declare,...

Ancestry of “ingefeallan”, step by step

ingefeallan 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 ġefeallan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġefeallanto fall; stumble; fall from a higher to a lower position; drop; cascade; plummet
2Proto-Germanicgafallaną—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →Every word from Proto-Germanic in →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *in →
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