Where does “abhängen” come from?

abhängen (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.

abhängen (German): to depend; to hang out; to take down

Definitions

  1. to depend; to hang out; to take down

Ancestry of “abhängen”, step by step

abhängen 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 AB

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanABAbbreviation of Anrufbeantworter; Abbreviation of...
2Middle High Germanab
3Old High Germanabof
4Proto-Germanic*ab
5Proto-Indo-Europeanapó

Words derived from “abhängen

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