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Where does “inngongd” come from?

inngongd (Faroese) comes from Old Norse inngangr, from Proto-Germanic inngangaz, from Proto-Germanic innganganą, from Proto-Germanic inn, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.

inngongd (Faroese): entrance; foreword, preface

Definitions

  1. entrance; foreword, preface

Ancestry of “inngongd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseinngangr—
2Proto-Germanicinngangaza going in, entry, entrance
3Proto-Germanicinnganganąto go into, to enter
4Proto-Germanicinnin, into
5Proto-Germanicinin; into
6Proto-Indo-Europeanénin
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