Where does “hængning” come from?

hængning (Danish) comes from Danish hænge, from Old Norse hengja, from Proto-Germanic hangijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

hængning (Danish): hanging

Definitions

  1. hanging

Ancestry of “hængning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhængeto hang
2Old Norsehengjato hang; suspend
3Proto-Germanichangijanąto cause to hang
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →
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