how did the word "inning" come to being .?

Question

i understand 1/4 's cause there's 4 of them ,periods is also understandable , meaning the end . BUT INNINGS ?????

Answer 1

An inning, or innings, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of sports – most notably baseball and cricket – during which one team attempts to score while the other team attempts to prevent the first from scoring. In cricket, the term innings is both singular and plural and is always spelled and pronounced with the terminal "s".

However, the exact reason why the word innings is being used is not known.

For more information about Innings, please check the following link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innings

Answer 2

I think it originated from the word Winning= Inning