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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/binnen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
binnen
Friedrich Kluge2506282An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B — binnen1891John Francis Davis

binnen, prep., ‘within,’ from MidHG. (MidLG. and MidDu.) binnen; comp. the corresponding AS. binnan, ‘within,’ from biinnan, with suppression of the i of bi, as in bange, barmherzig. See innen.