Etymology

inneth

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Today it means: The interior of the body; the inside; womb. Full definition →

Middle English inneth ← Old English inneþ
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  1. Old English · inherited frominneþ
  2. Middle English · inherited frominneth
  3. English todayinneth

From Middle English inneth, from Old English inneþ, innaþ, innoþ (“the inner part of the body, inside; entrails, stomach, womb, belly; the intestines, bowels, gut; breast, heart; seat of appetite”), cognate with Old Saxon innethron (“bowels, gut”), Old High German innodi (“belly, bowels”), Old High German innodili (“bowels”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.