## Etymology
From Middle English, a compound of in (adverb/preposition) + let (from the verb 'to let', in the older sense 'to allow to pass'), from Old English in + lætan ('to allow, let').

## AI Etymology
Inlet comes from Middle English, a compound of in (adverb/preposition) + let (from the verb 'to let', in the older sense 'to allow to pass'), from Old English in + lætan ('to allow, let'). The compound structure is semantically important: one element narrows the setting, direction, or quality, and the other supplies the object, action, or base idea. As a noun, it denotes "a small narrow arm of water reaching inland; an opening for intake", keeping the historical idea close to its dictionary sense. Relevant historical forms include Old English in and Old English lætan. Related words include let, outlet, inlay.

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