|
|
This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.
|
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From *hanhaną + *-janą.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxɑŋ.ɡi.jɑ.nɑ̃/
Verb
*hangijaną[1][2]
- (transitive) to cause to hang
Inflection
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *hangijan
- Old Saxon: *hengian
- Old Dutch: *hengen
- Old High German: hengen
- Old Norse: hengja
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hangjan- - *hankjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 208
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xanʒjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 160