Where does “hang” come from?

Hang comes from English ham, which derives from Proto-Germanic haimaz meaning "home," ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European kōim- and tḱey-.

hang (English): To be or remain suspended; To float, as if...

Definitions

  1. To be or remain suspended; To float, as if...

Ancestry of “hang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhōnto hang, be hanging

Words derived from “hang

Every word from Old English hōn