Where does “ingang” come from?
ingang (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.
Ancestry of “ingang”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | ingang | — |
| 2 | Old High German | ingang | entrance |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | inngangaz | a going in, entry, entrance |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | innganganą | to go into, to enter |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | inn | in, into |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | in | in; into |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | én | in |