Where does “hengen” come from?

hengen (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *hangijan, from Proto-Germanic hangijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

hengen (Old Dutch): to allow, to tolerate

Definitions

  1. to allow, to tolerate

Ancestry of “hengen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*hangijanto cause to hang
2Proto-Germanichangijanąto cause to hang
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →