Where does “hängen” come from?

hängen (German) comes 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.

hängen (German): to hang; to be suspended; to be attached to; to...

Definitions

  1. to hang; to be suspended; to be attached to; to...

Ancestry of “hängen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hängen”

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