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Where does “*in” come from?
*in (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.
Ancestry of “*in”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
in
in; into
2
Proto-Indo-European
én
in
Words derived from “*in”
and
a
in
as
an
one
into
instead
someone
unless
anyone
thee
rock
whereas
da
Rock
wherein
therein
inward
oneself
inn
incorporate
inflammatory
rocky
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