English

put in

To place inside.

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    Origin

    From put + in.

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    • partEnglishput “To physically place (sth or sb swh).”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishputten “to push, shove, put”
        • inheritedOld Englishputian “to push; thrust; put; place”
        • inheritedOld Englishpytan “to push, shove”
      • derivedOld Frenchpute
    • partEnglishin “Contained by; inside.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishin
        • inheritedOld Englishin “in”
        • derivedOld Englishinn “a dwelling, house, chamber, lodging”

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