Where does “הענגען” come from?

הענגען (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German hāhen, from Old High German hāhan, from Proto-Germanic hanhaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- — to hang.

הענגען (Yiddish): hang to be or remain suspended

Definitions

  1. hang to be or remain suspended

Ancestry of “הענגען”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhāhento hang
2Old High Germanhāhanto hang
3Proto-Germanichanhanąto hang
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱenk-to hang

Words derived from “הענגען”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hanhaną →Every word from Old High German hāhan →