Where does “ingaan” come from?

ingaan (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch ingaan, from Dutch gaan, from Middle Dutch gâen, from Old Dutch gān, from Proto-Germanic *gān, from Proto-Germanic gāną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

ingaan (Afrikaans): go in; enter

Definitions

  1. go in; enter

Ancestry of “ingaan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchingaanto enter, to go inside; to go along with, to go...
2Dutchgaanto go, to move from one place to another; to...
3Middle Dutchgâento go
4Old Dutchgānto go
5Proto-Germanic*gān—
6Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gāną →Every word from Proto-Germanic *gān →