Where does “hanger steak” come from?
hanger steak (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.
hanger steak (English): A cut of beef steak from the diaphragm of a steer...
Definitions
- A cut of beef steak from the diaphragm of a steer...
Ancestry of “hanger steak”, step by step
hanger steak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hanger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hanger | One who hangs, or causes to be hanged; a hangman,... |
| 2 | English | Hang | Name and trademark of a musical instrument... |
| 3 | English | dang | Damn; A damn, a negligible quantity, minimal... |
| 4 | English | damn | To condemn to hell; To condemn; to declare... |
| 5 | Middle English | dampnen | to damn |
| 6 | Old French | dampner | to damn |
| 7 | Latin | damnō | to discredit, find fault, disapprove, reject |
| 8 | Latin | damnum | damage or injury; loss; a fine |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | dapnom | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dh₂pnóm | expense, investment |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂p- | to sacrifice; to lose |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |