Where does “Hang” come from?

Hang (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.

Hang (German): slope, hill, hillside; inclination; propensity;...

Definitions

  1. slope, hill, hillside; inclination; propensity;...

Ancestry of “Hang”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Hang”

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