Where does “hangbrug” come from?

hangbrug (Dutch) comes from Dutch hangen, from Middle Dutch hangen, from Middle Dutch haen, from Old Dutch hān, from Old Saxon hāhan, from Proto-Germanic hanhaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- — to hang.

hangbrug (Dutch): suspension bridge

Definitions

  1. suspension bridge

Ancestry of “hangbrug”, step by step

hangbrug traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch hangen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhangento hang
2Middle Dutchhangento hang; to hang, to be hanging; to be hanged
3Middle Dutchhaen—
4Old Dutchhānto hang
5Old Saxonhāhanto hang
6Proto-Germanichanhanąto hang
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱenk-to hang

via Dutch brug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbrugbridge; A substantive connection in a discourse...
2Middle Dutchbruggebridge; Bruges
3Old Dutchbruggabridge
4Proto-West Germanicbruggjubridge
5Proto-Germanicbrugjǭbridge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerw-to boil, brew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hanhaną →Every word from Old Saxon hāhan →
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