ingang

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An entrance or entryway.

Pronunciation

/ˈɪn(ˌ)ɡæŋ/ /ˈɪnɡaŋ/

Word forms

ingang ingangs

Etymology

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.

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