Where does “hangsnor” come from?

hangsnor (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.

hangsnor (Dutch): A droopy moustache that somewhat exceeds the...

Definitions

  1. A droopy moustache that somewhat exceeds the...

Ancestry of “hangsnor”, step by step

hangsnor 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 snor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsnormoustache; Savi's warbler
2Dutchsnorrento produce certain buzzy sounds, notably to hum,...
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