Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/innai

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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/innai

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈin.nɑi̯/

Adverb

*innai

1. within, inside

Related terms

• *in
• *inn
• *innanē

Descendants

• 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
  • Icelandic: inni
  • Faroese: inni
  • Danish: inde
  • Old Swedish: inne
    • Swedish: inne
• Gothic: 𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌰 (inna)

References

1. Guus Kroonen. The Proto-Germanic N-Stems: A Study in Diachronic Morphophonology. Amsterdam: Rodopi, 2011