Where does “innan” come from?

innan (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish innan, from Old Norse innan, from Proto-Norse ᛁᚾᚨᚾᚨ, from Proto-Germanic innanē, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.

innan (Swedish): before

Definitions

  1. before

Ancestry of “innan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishinnan—
2Old Norseinnanfrom within, from an internal part; internally,...
3Proto-Norseᛁᚾᚨᚾᚨfrom within, from inside
4Proto-Germanicinnanēfrom inside, from within
5Proto-Germanicinin; into
6Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

Words derived from “innan”

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