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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/ein2

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ein, adverb, ‘in, into,’ from Middle High German and Old High German în, adverb, ‘in, into,’ beside which Middle High German and Old High German in with the same meaning. The long form was derived from the short, as is proved by the connection with the cognates of in, which see.