Where does “inne” come from?
inne (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic innai, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.
inne (Old English): inside, in; indoors
Ancestry of “inne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | innai | within, inside |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | in | in; into |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | én | in |
Words derived from “inne”