English

inwone

Inwone comes from Old English *inwunian ‘to dwell in, inhabit’.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

Formed from in- + wone

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Germanic *in ‘into’

English in-

Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- ‘to strive’

Proto-Germanic *wunāną ‘to be wont’

Proto-West Germanic *wunēn ‘to stay, to dwell, to live’

Old English wunian ‘to dwell, be accustomed to’

Middle English wonen ‘to abide, dwell’

English wone

Every English word from Old English *inwunian

verb To dwell in; inhabit; hold.

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