Where does “goalhanger” come from?

goalhanger (English) comes from English hanger, from English Hang, from English dang, from English damn, from Middle English dampnen, from Old French dampner, from Latin damnō, from Latin damnum — to share, divide.

goalhanger (English): A player who stays near the opposing team's goal...

Definitions

  1. A player who stays near the opposing team's goal...

Ancestry of “goalhanger”, step by step

goalhanger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hanger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhangerOne who hangs, or causes to be hanged; a hangman,...
2EnglishHangName and trademark of a musical instrument...
3EnglishdangDamn; A damn, a negligible quantity, minimal...
4EnglishdamnTo condemn to hell; To condemn; to declare...
5Middle Englishdampnento damn
6Old Frenchdampnerto damn
7Latindamnōto discredit, find fault, disapprove, reject
8Latindamnumdamage or injury; loss; a fine
9Proto-Italicdapnom
10Proto-Indo-Europeandh₂pnómexpense, investment
11Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂p-to sacrifice; to lose
12Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

via English goal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgoalA result that one is attempting to achieve; In...
2Middle Englishgolboundary, limit
3Old Englishgālobstacle, barrier, marker; wanton; wicked; bad;...
4Basquegailudevice
5Proto-Germanicgailōa gap; crevice; chasm; ravine
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰēy-to yawn, gape; to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dh₂pnóm