Where does “hāhen” come from?

hāhen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German hāhan, from Proto-Germanic hanhaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- — to hang.

hāhen (Middle High German): to hang

Definitions

  1. to hang

Ancestry of “hāhen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhāhanto hang
2Proto-Germanichanhanąto hang
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱenk-to hang

Words derived from “hāhen”

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