Where does “hängränna” come from?
hängränna (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.
hängränna (Swedish): a rain gutter
Definitions
- a rain gutter
Ancestry of “hängränna”, step by step
hängränna 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 Swedish ränna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ränna | a drain, gutter, flume; to run |
| 2 | Old Swedish | rænna | to cause to run; to cause to flow; to drive |
| 3 | Old Norse | renna | Alternative form of rinna; to cause to flow; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rannijaną | to cause to run; to cause to flow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rinnaną | to run, to rush; to flow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ér- | to move, to stir |