Where does “hengja” come from?

hengja (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse hengja, from Proto-Germanic hangijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

hengja (Icelandic): to hang

Definitions

  1. to hang

Ancestry of “hengja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehengjato hang; suspend
2Proto-Germanichangijanąto cause to hang
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →