Where does “hangslot” come from?

hangslot (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.

hangslot (Dutch): padlock

Definitions

  1. padlock

Ancestry of “hangslot”, step by step

hangslot 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 slot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchslotlock; castle; end, conclusion
2Middle Dutchslot—
3Old Dutchslōtlock, bolt
4Proto-West Germanic*slotbar, bolt
5Proto-Germanicslutą—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- →