Where does “hangian” come from?

hangian (Old English) comes from West Germanic *hangēn, from Proto-Germanic hangāną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- — to hang.

hangian (Old English): to hang; to depend

Definitions

  1. to hang; to depend

Ancestry of “hangian”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hangian”

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