Etymology Explorer › Old Saxon

Where does “hahan” come from?

hahan (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic hanhaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- — to hang.

Ancestry of “hahan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichanhanąto hang
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱenk-to hang

Words derived from “hahan”

  • hangen
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