Where does “hanhsenwō” come from?

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

Ancestry of “hanhsenwō”, step by step

hanhsenwō 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 “hanhsenwō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- →