Where does “hanga” come from?
hanga (Faroese) comes from Old Norse hanga, from Proto-Germanic hanhaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- — to hang.
hanga (Faroese): to hang
Ancestry of “hanga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | hanga | to hang |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hanhaną | to hang |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱenk- | to hang |