Where does “hang-by” come from?

hang-by (English) comes from English Hang, from English dang, from English damn, from Middle English dampnen, from Old French dampner, from Latin damnō, from Latin damnum, from Proto-Italic dapnom — to share, divide.

hang-by (English): A dependent; a hanger-on

Definitions

  1. A dependent; a hanger-on

Ancestry of “hang-by”, step by step

hang-by traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Hang

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

via English by

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbyNear or next to; From one side of something to...
2Middle Englishbybe
3Old Englishlullaby!; near, by; by, near, around
4Proto-West Germanicby, at; near, around
5Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂p-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dh₂pnóm