Where does “henga” come from?
henga (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Danish hen, from Middle Low German hen, from Proto-Germanic *hiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti, from Proto-West Germanic kwidu — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
henga (Norwegian Nynorsk): to hang; Alternative form of hengja; definite...
Definitions
- to hang; Alternative form of hengja; definite...
Ancestry of “henga”, step by step
henga traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish hen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | hen | Used with a verb, indicating a movement towards... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | hen | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *hiz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 5 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 6 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 7 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |