Where does “zusammenhängen” come from?

zusammenhängen (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.

zusammenhängen (German): to interrelate, connect

Definitions

  1. to interrelate, connect

Ancestry of “zusammenhängen”, step by step

zusammenhängen 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 zusammen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzusammentogether, jointly
2Middle High Germanzesamenetogether
3Old High Germanzisamanetogether
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hangāną →Every word from West Germanic *hangēn →