Where does “*hą̄h” come from?
*hą̄h (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic hanhaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- — to hang.
Ancestry of “*hą̄h”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | hanhaz | heel |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱenk- | to hang |