Where does “inn” come from?

inn (Old English) comes from Old English inne, from Proto-Germanic innai, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.

inn (Old English): in; inn

Definitions

  1. in; inn

Ancestry of “inn”, step by step

inn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English inne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishinneinside, in; indoors
2Proto-Germanicinnaiwithin, inside
3Proto-Germanicinin; into
4Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

via Proto-Germanic inn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicinnin, into
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “inn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →Every word from Proto-Germanic in →Every word from Proto-Germanic innai →