Where does “hængia” come from?

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

hængia (Old Swedish): to hang, to be suspended; to hang, to cause to...

Definitions

  1. to hang, to be suspended; to hang, to cause to...

Ancestry of “hængia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehengjato hang; suspend
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 “hængia”

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