Where does “hengelen” come from?

hengelen (Dutch) comes from Dutch hengel, 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.

hengelen (Dutch): to angle, to fish with a fishhook on a line on a...

Definitions

  1. to angle, to fish with a fishhook on a line on a...

Ancestry of “hengelen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhengelfishing rod
2Dutchhangento hang
3Middle Dutchhangento hang; to hang, to be hanging; to be hanged
4Middle Dutchhaen—
5Old Dutchhānto hang
6Old Saxonhāhanto hang
7Proto-Germanichanhanąto hang
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱenk-to hang
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hanhaną →Every word from Old Saxon hāhan →