Where does “hangen” come from?

hangen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German hangen, from West Germanic *hangēn, from Proto-Germanic hangāną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- — to hang.

Ancestry of “hangen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhangento hang
2West Germanic*hangēn—
3Proto-Germanichangānąto hang, to be suspended
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱenk-to hang

Words derived from “hangen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hangāną →Every word from West Germanic *hangēn →
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