Where does “Hängegleiter” come from?

Hängegleiter (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.

Hängegleiter (German): hang glider, hang-glider

Definitions

  1. hang glider, hang-glider

Ancestry of “Hängegleiter”, step by step

Hängegleiter 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 Gleiter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGleiterglider
2EnglishgliderOne who glides; Any heavier-than-air aircraft...
3Middle Englishglider—

Words derived from “Hängegleiter”

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