Where does “hänge” come from?
hänge (Swedish) comes from Swedish hänga, from Old Swedish hængia, 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.
hänge (Swedish): catkin; something hanging
Definitions
- catkin; something hanging
Ancestry of “hänge”, step by step
hänge traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish hänga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hänga | to hang; to commit suicide by hanging |
| 2 | Old Swedish | hængia | to hang, to be suspended; to hang, to cause to... |
| 3 | Old Norse | hengja | to hang; suspend |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hangijaną | to cause to hang |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via German hingeben
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | hingeben | to hand over away from speaker |