hangen
Meaning
- (intransitive) to hang
- (transitive) to hang
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Frequency
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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