Where does “hengen” come from?

hengen (Middle English) comes from Old English henġen, from Proto-West Germanic *hangini — hanging, execution.

hengen (Middle English): imprisonment

Definitions

  1. imprisonment

Ancestry of “hengen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhenġenhanging
2Proto-West Germanic*hanginihanging, execution
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hangini →Every word from Old English henġen →