Where does “hangar” come from?
hangar (Dutch) comes from French hangar, from Middle French hanghart, from Old French hangart, from Old French hamgart, from Frankish haimgard, from Frankish haim, from Proto-Germanic haimaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóymos — to be lying down; to settle.
hangar (Dutch): hangar, a garage-like building for aircraft
Definitions
- hangar, a garage-like building for aircraft
Ancestry of “hangar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | hangar | shed, barn, warehouse; hangar |
| 2 | Middle French | hanghart | enclosure near a house |
| 3 | Old French | hangart | — |
| 4 | Old French | hamgart | — |
| 5 | Frankish | haimgard | fence around a group of houses; enclosure around... |
| 6 | Frankish | haim | village, home; home, village, hamlet; home,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | haimaz | home; house; village |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóymos | of the home, belonging to the family; village,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |