Where does “afhængighed” come from?
afhængighed (Danish) comes from Danish afhængig, from Danish afhænge, from German abhängen, from German hängen, from Middle High German hangen, from Old High German hangen, from West Germanic *hangēn, from Proto-Germanic hangāną — to hang.
afhængighed (Danish): dependence
Definitions
- dependence
Ancestry of “afhængighed”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | afhængig | addicted; dependent |
| 2 | Danish | afhænge | to depend |
| 3 | German | abhängen | to depend; to hang out; to take down |
| 4 | German | hängen | to hang; to be suspended; to be attached to; to... |
| 5 | Middle High German | hangen | — |
| 6 | Old High German | hangen | to hang |
| 7 | West Germanic | *hangēn | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hangāną | to hang, to be suspended |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱenk- | to hang |