The story
- Old English · inherited from*inwunian“to dwell in, inhabit”
- Middle English · inherited frominwonen
- English todayinwone
From Middle English inwonen, from Old English *inwunian (“to dwell in, inhabit”), suggested by Old English inwunung (“residence, habitation, dwelling”). Equivalent to in- + wone.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.