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Where does “hangar” come from?

Hangar comes from French hangar, derived from Middle French hanghart, which blends Frankish haim and Frankish haimgard, both rooted in Frankish haim from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- and kōim-.

hangar (English): A large garage-like structure where aircraft are...

Definitions

  1. A large garage-like structure where aircraft are...

Ancestry of “hangar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhangarshed, barn, warehouse; hangar
2Middle Frenchhanghartenclosure near a house
3Old Frenchhangart—
4Old Frenchhamgart—
5Frankishhaimgardfence around a group of houses; enclosure around...
6Frankishhaimvillage, home; home, village, hamlet; home,...
7Proto-Germanichaimazhome; house; village
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱóymosof the home, belonging to the family; village,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “hangar”

  • hangarlike
  • hangarage
  • hangarless
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