Where does “Hängebrücke” come from?

Hängebrücke (German) comes from German hängen, from Middle High German hangen, from Old High German hangen, from West Germanic *hangēn, from Proto-Germanic hangāną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- — to hang.

Hängebrücke (German): suspension bridge

Definitions

  1. suspension bridge

Ancestry of “Hängebrücke”, step by step

Hängebrücke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German hängen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhängento hang; to be suspended; to be attached to; to...
2Middle High Germanhangen—
3Old High Germanhangento hang
4West Germanic*hangēn—
5Proto-Germanichangānąto hang, to be suspended
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱenk-to hang

via German brücke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbrückebridge
2Middle High Germanbrückebridge
3Old High Germanbruggabridge
4Proto-West Germanicbruggjubridge
5Proto-Germanicbrugjǭbridge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerw-to boil, brew

Words derived from “Hängebrücke”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hangāną →Every word from West Germanic *hangēn →
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