Where does “hangen” come from?

hangen (Dutch) comes 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.

hangen (Dutch): to hang

Definitions

  1. to hang

Ancestry of “hangen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hangen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk-
hangen — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer