Source etymology 1 · variant 1/2
Original entry ↗Located indoors, especially at home or at one's office or place of work. · Located inside something. · Falling or remaining within the bounds of the playing area. · Inserted or fitted into something.
PIE word *h₁en Preposition and verb from Middle English in, from Old English in, from Proto-Germanic *in. Adverb, noun and adjective from Middle English in, from Old English inn and inne, from Proto-Germanic *innai. Sense 1/2 "in"/"into" are from the original PIE prefix, with locative/accusative case respectively. Sense 3/4 "qualification"/"means" are from the PIE metaphor of all infinitives coming from locatives.
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This page abbreviates 12 auxiliary source items. The etymology narrative is not shortened. Omission counts are available in the audit fields below; consult the original for complete auxiliary material.
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"Located indoors, especially at home or at one's office or place of work.",
"Located inside something.",
"Falling or remaining within the bounds of the playing area.",
"Inserted or fitted into something."
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