Where does “hanhasenwō” come from?

hanhasenwō (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic hanhaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- — to hang.

hanhasenwō (Proto-Germanic): heel tendon, Achilles tendon

Definitions

  1. heel tendon, Achilles tendon

Ancestry of “hanhasenwō”, step by step

hanhasenwō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic hanhaz

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

via Proto-Germanic senwō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsenwōsinew

Words derived from “hanhasenwō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hanhaz →