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
Ancestry of “Hängegleiter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | hängen | to hang; to be suspended; to be attached to; to... |
| 2 | Middle High German | hangen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | hangen | to hang |
| 4 | West Germanic | *hangēn | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hangāną | to hang, to be suspended |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱenk- | to hang |