Where does “haen” come from?

haen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch hān, from Old Saxon hāhan, from Proto-Germanic hanhaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- — to hang.

Ancestry of “haen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchhānto hang
2Old Saxonhāhanto hang
3Proto-Germanichanhanąto hang
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱenk-to hang

Words derived from “haen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk-Every word from Proto-Germanic hanhanąEvery word from Old Saxon hāhan