Where does “inn” come from?

inn (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.

inn (Proto-Germanic): in, into

Definitions

  1. in, into

Ancestry of “inn”, step by step

inn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicinin; into
2Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

via Proto-Indo-European h₁én

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “inn”

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