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Where does “in-” come from?

in- (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European indʰro-, from Proto-Indo-European oyd- — to swell.

in- (Proto-Germanic): strong

Definitions

  1. strong

Ancestry of “in-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanindʰro-swelling; strong
2Proto-Indo-Europeanoyd-to swell

Words derived from “in-”

  • int-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European oyd- →