Etymology

inwards

in·wards
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Today it means: Towards the inside. Full definition →

English in ← Middle English in ← Old English in
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Germanic*in
  3. Proto-West Germanic*in
  4. Old Englishin
  5. Middle Englishin
  6. Englishin
  7. English todayinwards

From in + -wards.

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