hängen

1. (class-7, intransitive, irregular, strong) to hang, to be suspended
2. (class-7, figuratively, intransitive, irregular, strong) to be attached to; to be fond of; to be devoted to; to cling to
3. (class-7, figuratively, informal, intransitive, irregular, strong) to depend
4. (class-7, colloquial, irregular, strong, transitive) to hang, to suspend

Opposite of

abhängen

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

hange

Basel-Landschaft

hängge

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhɛŋən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: hāhen

Inherited from Old High German: hāhan

Cognate with Dutch: hangen

Cognate with English: hang

Inherited from Middle High German: hengen

In summary

From a conflation of three interrelated verbs all originally meaning “to hang”, but varying in their transitivity and intransitivity: 1.) Middle High German hāhen (transitive and intransitive), from Old High German hāhan (chiefly transitive [sic]), a strong verb with past forms hieng, gehangan, from Proto-West Germanic *hą̄han, from Proto-Germanic *hanhaną (intransitive). 2.) Middle High German hangen, from Old High German hangēn (both intransitive). 3.) Middle High German hengen (“to hang, to dangle, to let go, to allow”), from Old High German hengen (“idem”), from Proto-West Germanic *hangijan, from Proto-Germanic *hangijaną (“to hang”, transitive).
Because of various interferences in the inflected forms, due to grammatischer Wechsel, umlaut and Rückumlaut, these three verbs were bound to be intermingled. Verbs 1 and 2 were merged in such a way that the present stem hang- was combined with the strong past forms of hāhen. This development is first attested in the north and seems to have spread from Middle Low German hangen to Central German dialects of Middle High German (14th century). The transitive verb 3 (hängen) was kept separate into the 20th century, at least by prescription, but the present stem is now häng- for all uses. The split is upheld in the past forms, but is not consistently followed outside of formal contexts.
Cognate to Dutch hangen, English hang.

Concepts

hang

suspend

dangle

hang down

hanged

depend on

hang up

hook

🪝

slant

slope

droop

stoop

swing

tip

lean

screen

secure

shroud

slouch

trail

wear

be suspended

hang from

move back

place on an easel

is being directed to

be suspended from

be trapped

hover above

be feel

attach

hang

be hanging

cling

couple

👫

dismiss

enshroud

envelop

grant

hang over

hitch on

hook on

hung

lapse

linger

lower

Synonyms

aufhängen

sich bücken

herabhängen

baumeln

henken

anhängen

erhängen

schweben

abhängen

herunterhängen

sparen

tragen

einsparen

heraushängen

in der Schwebe lassen

sich aufhängen

herunterhängen lassen

umhängen

herabhängen lassen

behängen

am Galgen sterben lassen

hat sich aufgehängt

nicht reagieren

ist abgestürzt

anhaken

aufknüpfen

aushängen

einhüllen

haken

🪝

Hänger

liegen

schonen

sich hinziehen

Translations

pendre

colgar

hangen

wisieć

pendere

pender

pender

ahorcar

accrocher

🪝

hellen

overhellen

appendere

bloccarsi

aflopen

être suspendu

Sentences

Bilder von ihm hängen in vielen Galerien und Museen .

Pictures of him hang in many galleries and museums.