ingang

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ingang

/ˈɪn(ˌ)ɡæŋ/ UK
/ˈɪnɡaŋ/ Scotland

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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.

noun ingangs

archaic, rare An entrance or entryway. For quotations using this term, see Citations:ingang.

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"ingang." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ingang. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

ingang. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ingang

Chicago

"ingang." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ingang.

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@misc{ingang_2026,
  title = {ingang},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ingang},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}