Where does “inngang” come from?

inngang (Norwegian Bokmål) 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.

inngang (Norwegian Bokmål): an entrance; beginning

Definitions

  1. an entrance; beginning

Ancestry of “inngang”, 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

Words derived from “inngang”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →Every word from Proto-Germanic in →Every word from Proto-Germanic inn →
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