Where does “hangen” come from?
hangen (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch haen, from Old Dutch hān, from Old Saxon hāhan, from Proto-Germanic hanhaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- — to hang.
hangen (Middle Dutch): to hang; to hang, to be hanging; to be hanged
Definitions
- to hang; to hang, to be hanging; to be hanged
Ancestry of “hangen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | haen | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | hān | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | hāhan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hanhaną | to hang |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱenk- | to hang |
Words derived from “hangen”