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
Ancestry of “hangian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | West Germanic | *hangēn | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hangāną | to hang, to be suspended |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱenk- | to hang |