Etymograph

English

inside

Inside comes from Middle English ynneside.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500ynneside1
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1613inside1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English inside
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1613, William Shakespeare, The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight: “Looked he o' the inside of the paper?”.

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500ynnesideWiktionary, English inside
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1613insideWiktionary, English inside. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1613, William Shakespeare, The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight: “Looked he o' the inside of the paper?”

Every English word from Middle English ynneside

Today it means

noun The interior or inner part.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “inside”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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