Where does “hengill” come from?

hengill (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hanga, from Old Norse hanga, from Proto-Germanic hanhaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- — to hang.

hengill (Icelandic): pendulum

Definitions

  1. pendulum

Ancestry of “hengill”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichangato hang
2Old Norsehangato hang
3Proto-Germanichanhanąto hang
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱenk-to hang
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hanhaną →Every word from Old Norse hanga →
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