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Where does “Eingangstür” come from?

Eingangstür (German) comes from German Eingang, from German ingang, from Middle High German ingang, from Old High German ingang, from Proto-Germanic inngangaz, from Proto-Germanic innganganą, from Proto-Germanic inn, from Proto-Germanic in — in.

Eingangstür (German): entrance door

Definitions

  1. entrance door

Ancestry of “Eingangstür”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEingangentrance, entry; arrival; input
2Germaningang—
3Middle High Germaningang—
4Old High Germaningangentrance
5Proto-Germanicinngangaza going in, entry, entrance
6Proto-Germanicinnganganąto go into, to enter
7Proto-Germanicinnin, into
8Proto-Germanicinin; into
9Proto-Indo-Europeanénin
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