Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/binnanā

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *bi- +‎ *innanā (“from inside, from within”).

Adverb

*binnanā

from inside, from within

Descendants

Old English: binnan
Old Frisian: binna
- West Frisian: binnen
Old Saxon: *binnan
- Middle Low German: binnen
  - Low German: binnen
Old Dutch: *binnan
- Middle Dutch: binnen
  - Dutch: binnen
    - Afrikaans: binne
    - Berbice Creole Dutch: ben
    - Jersey Dutch: bänne
    - Negerhollands: bini
      - → Virgin Islands Creole: abini, bini, nabinisi (archaic)
    - → Indonesian: binnen
Old High German: *binnana
- Middle High German: binnen
  - German: binnen (partly from Low German)
  - Luxembourgish: bannen