Where does “hang glider” come from?

hang glider (English) comes from German Hängegleiter, from German hängen, from Middle High German hangen, from Old High German hangen, from West Germanic *hangēn, from Proto-Germanic hangāną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- — to hang.

hang glider (English): An unpowered aircraft resembling a large kite...

Definitions

  1. An unpowered aircraft resembling a large kite...

Ancestry of “hang glider”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHängegleiterhang glider, hang-glider
2Germanhängento hang; to be suspended; to be attached to; to...
3Middle High Germanhangen—
4Old High Germanhangento hang
5West Germanic*hangēn—
6Proto-Germanichangānąto hang, to be suspended
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱenk-to hang

Words derived from “hang glider”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hangāną →Every word from West Germanic *hangēn →