hängen

German (Berlin)

/ˈhɛŋən/

verb-strong
Definitions
  • (intransitive) to hang; to be suspended
  • (intransitive) to be attached to; to be fond of; to be devoted to; to cling to
  • (intransitive) to depend on
  • (transitive) to hang something; to suspend

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German hāhen inherited from Old High German hāhan inherited from Proto-Germanic *hanhaną derived from Middle Low German hangen.

Origin

Middle Low German

hangen

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