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Old English · prefix

in-

Part of speech
prefix
IPA
/in/
Syllables
in (1 syllable)
Modern English
in-insideinto

in-1 · prefix

Senses

  1. in, into

    in- + ēþung (“breathing”) → inēþung (“inspiration”)

  2. internal, inside

    in- + coþu (“disease”) → incoþu (“internal disease”)

in-2 · prefix

Senses

  1. very

    in- + frōd (“wise”) → infrōd (“very wise”)

Etymology

From in (“in”). More at in.

From Proto-Germanic *in- (“strong”, adjective), from Proto-Indo-European *indʰro- (“swelling; strong”), from *oyd- (“to swell”).

Descendants

in-

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