Where does “anhänken” come from?
anhänken (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish hänken, from Old High German hāhan, from Proto-Germanic hanhaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- — to hang.
anhänken (Luxembourgish): to hang , to install; to hang up
Definitions
- to hang , to install; to hang up
Ancestry of “anhänken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Luxembourgish | hänken | to hang, to be suspended; to hang |
| 2 | Old High German | hāhan | to hang |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hanhaną | to hang |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱenk- | to hang |