Where does “hengja” come from?

hengja (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic hangijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

hengja (Old Norse): to hang; suspend

Definitions

  1. to hang; suspend

Ancestry of “hengja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichangijanąto cause to hang
2Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
3Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
5Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “hengja”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →
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