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Where does “hengata” come from?

hengata (Finnish) comes from Swedish hänga, from Old Swedish hængia, from Old Norse hengja, from Proto-Germanic hangijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

hengata (Finnish): To hang about, hang out

Definitions

  1. To hang about, hang out

Ancestry of “hengata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhängato hang; to commit suicide by hanging
2Old Swedishhængiato hang, to be suspended; to hang, to cause to...
3Old Norsehengjato hang; suspend
4Proto-Germanichangijanąto cause to hang
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “hengata”

  • hengailla
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