hangen

Middle Dutch

verb
Definitions
  • to hang (hang up)
  • to hang, to be hanging
  • to hang (on gallows)
  • to be hanged (on gallows)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Dutch hān inherited from Proto-Germanic *hanhaną inherited from Old Dutch hangon inherited from Proto-Germanic *hangāną.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*hangāną

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