Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/innai

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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From *in (“in”) + *-nai the locative form of a suffix with unclear origin, from earlier *-n-oy.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

*innai

  1. within, inside

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: inne
    • Middle English: in
      • English: in
  • Old Frisian: inna, inne
  • Old Saxon: inna
  • Old Dutch: inna
  • Old High German: inne
    • Middle High German: inne
  • Old Norse: inni
  • Gothic: 𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰 (inna)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2011) The Proto-Germanic n-stems: A study in diachronic morphophonology, Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN
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