Where does “afhænge” come from?

afhænge (Danish) comes from German abhängen, from German hängen, from Middle High German hangen, from Old High German hangen, from West Germanic *hangēn, from Proto-Germanic hangāną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- — to hang.

afhænge (Danish): to depend

Definitions

  1. to depend

Ancestry of “afhænge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanabhängento depend; to hang out; to take down
2Germanhängento hang; to be suspended; to be attached to; to...
3Middle High Germanhangen—
4Old High Germanhangento hang
5West Germanic*hangēn—
6Proto-Germanichangānąto hang, to be suspended
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱenk-to hang

Words derived from “afhænge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hangāną →Every word from West Germanic *hangēn →