Where does “ハンググライダー” come from?
ハンググライダー (Japanese) comes from English hang glider, from German Hängegleiter, 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.
ハンググライダー (Japanese): a hang glider; hang gliding
Definitions
- a hang glider; hang gliding
Ancestry of “ハンググライダー”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hang glider | An unpowered aircraft resembling a large kite... |
| 2 | German | Hängegleiter | hang glider, hang-glider |
| 3 | German | hängen | to hang; to be suspended; to be attached to; to... |
| 4 | Middle High German | hangen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | hangen | to hang |
| 6 | West Germanic | *hangēn | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hangāną | to hang, to be suspended |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱenk- | to hang |