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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | hān | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | hāhan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hanhaną | to hang |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱenk- | to hang |
Words derived from “haen”