ein-

Meaning

generally indicating (concrete or abstract/metaphorical) motion into something

Synonyms

bein-

uni-

Pronounced as (IPA)
[ʔaɪ̯n]
Etymology

Middle High German īn-, a variation (like ein (“indicating motion into something”) as in waldein) of the preposition in, from Old High German in, from Proto-Germanic *in, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁én. Compare English in-.

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