Where does “Inkoo” come from?

Inkoo (Finnish) comes from Swedish ingå, from Swedish gå, from Old Swedish gā, from Old Norse gá, from Old Norse geyja, from Proto-Germanic *gawjaną — to bark.

Ancestry of “Inkoo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishingåto be included, to join, to belong, to follow...
2Swedishgågo, walk, stroll; go, leave; go; to be given or...
3Old Swedishgā—
4Old Norsegábarking; attention; to heed
5Old Norsegeyjato bark
6Proto-Germanic*gawjanąto bark

Words derived from “Inkoo”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *gawjaną →Every word from Old Norse geyja →Every word from Old Norse gá →