Where does “hänken” come from?

hänken (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German hāhan, from Proto-Germanic hanhaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- — to hang.

hänken (Luxembourgish): to hang, to be suspended; to hang

Definitions

  1. to hang, to be suspended; to hang

Ancestry of “hänken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhāhanto hang
2Proto-Germanichanhanąto hang
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱenk-to hang

Words derived from “hänken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hanhaną →Every word from Old High German hāhan →
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