Where does “hengia” come from?

hengia (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic hangāną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- — to hang.

Ancestry of “hengia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichangānąto hang, to be suspended
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱenk-to hang

Words derived from “hengia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hangāną →
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