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

Eingangstür traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Eingang

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

via German tür

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantürdoor rigid plane on a hinge
2Old High Germanturidoor
3Proto-West Germanic*durdoor, hatch, flap
4Proto-Germanic*durz
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door
Every word from Proto-Indo-European énEvery word from Proto-Germanic inEvery word from Proto-Germanic inn