hangen

Meaning

  1. (intransitive) to hang
  2. (transitive) to hang

Frequency

B1
Hyphenated as
han‧gen
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɦɑŋə(n)/
Etymology

In summary

From a merger of two distinct verbs: * Middle Dutch haen, from Old Dutch hān, from Proto-West Germanic *hą̄han, from Proto-Germanic *hanhaną (transitive, strong class 7). * Middle Dutch hangen, from Old Dutch hangon, from Proto-West Germanic *hangēn, from Proto-Germanic *hangāną (intransitive, weak class 3).

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