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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | hangen | to hang |
| 2 | West Germanic | *hangēn | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hangāną | to hang, to be suspended |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱenk- | to hang |