Where does “hengian” come from?

hengian (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic *hangijan, from Proto-Germanic hangijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Ancestry of “hengian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*hangijanto cause to hang
2Proto-Germanichangijanąto cause to hang
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “hengian”

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