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

  1. to hang; to hang, to be hanging; to be hanged

Ancestry of “hangen”, step by step

hangen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch haen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchhaen—
2Old Dutchhānto hang
3Old Saxonhāhanto hang
4Proto-Germanichanhanąto hang
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱenk-to hang

via Old Dutch hangon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchhangonto hang, to be suspended
2West Germanic*hangēn—
3Proto-Germanichangānąto hang, to be suspended

Words derived from “hangen”

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