Etymology

inbuilt

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Today it means: Existing as an essential constituent; built-in; inherent; integral. Full definition →

English built ← Middle English in- ← Old English in-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Germanic*in
  3. Proto-West Germanic*in
  4. Old Englishin
  5. Old Englishin-
  6. Middle Englishin-
  7. Englishin-
  8. Englishbuilt
  9. English todayinbuilt

From in- + built.

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