Where does “hengel” come from?

hengel (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.

hengel (Dutch): fishing rod

Definitions

  1. fishing rod

Ancestry of “hengel”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hengel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hanhaną →Every word from Old Saxon hāhan →