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Where does “ingang” come from?

ingang (English) comes from Middle English ingang, from Old English ingang, from Proto-Germanic inngangaz, from Proto-Germanic innganganą, from Proto-Germanic inn, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.

ingang (English): An entrance or entryway

Definitions

  1. An entrance or entryway

Ancestry of “ingang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishingangan entry, entrance; permission granted for entry,...
2Old Englishingangentrance; permission to enter: access, admission;...
3Proto-Germanicinngangaza going in, entry, entrance
4Proto-Germanicinnganganąto go into, to enter
5Proto-Germanicinnin, into
6Proto-Germanicinin; into
7Proto-Indo-Europeanénin
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