Where does “hangon” come from?

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

hangon (Old Saxon): to hang

Definitions

  1. to hang

Ancestry of “hangon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichangānąto hang, to be suspended
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱenk-to hang
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hangāną →