ingang

Meaning

An entrance or entryway.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɪn(ˌ)ɡæŋ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: ingang

Inherited from Old English: ingang

Cognate with Dutch: ingang

Cognate with Old High German: ingang

Cognate with German: Eingang

Cognate with Swedish: ingång

Cognate with Danish: indgang

In summary

From Middle English ingang (“entrance”), from Old English ingang, from Proto-Germanic *inngangaz, equivalent to in- + gang. Cognate with Dutch ingang (“entryway”), Old High German ingang (“entrance”) (German Eingang), Swedish ingång (“entrance”), Danish indgang (“entrance, entryway”). More at in, gang.