hang etymology

Etymology:

The word "hang" has several etymological origins, including:

• Old English: hōn, meaning "to suspend or attach"
• Proto-Germanic: hanhan, meaning "to hang"
• Indo-European: *keh₂-, meaning "to hang or be suspended"

Meaning:

• To suspend or attach something from a higher support:
  • I hung the picture on the wall.
• To be suspended or attached to a higher support:
  • The vines hang from the trellis.
• To kill someone by hanging them:
  • He was hanged for his crimes.
• To execute someone by hanging:
  • The sheriff hanged the convicted murderer.
• To cause someone to suffer or experience something unpleasant:
  • She's been hanging out with the wrong crowd.

Origin:

The word "hang" has been used in English for centuries. It originally referred to the physical act of suspending something from a higher support. Over time, it has acquired a wider range of meanings, including metaphorical uses such as "hang out" and "hang up on someone."

hang relate terms

• hang

• hanged

  Etymology Old English hōn from Proto Germanic hōh ną cf Middle Dutch hōn

• hang

• hung

  Etymology From Middle English hungen from Old English hongen past participle of hangi

• cliff hanger

  Etymology The word cliffhanger originated in the late 19th century from the practice of

• hanger

  Etymology The word hanger comes from the Middle English word hangere which itself i

• depend

  Etymology The word depend comes from the Latin word dependere which means to hang

• append

  Etymology App Latin to toward near Pendere Latin to hang fasten Meaning T

• dependent

  Etymology The word dependent comes from the Latin verb dependere which means to han

• suspend

  Etymology The word suspend comes from the Latin word suspendere which means to hang

• sling

  Etymology The word sling has Germanic origins derived from the Old English word slin