Etymograph

English

inlier

From in + lier.

A compound of in + lier

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Germanic *in

Proto-West Germanic *in

Old English in

Middle English in ‘inside’

English in

Middle English lier

English lier

Today it means

noun An area of older rocks surrounded by younger rocks, typically formed by erosion of part of the younger rock.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / inlier