Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hą̄han

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hanhaną.

Verb

*hą̄han

1. to hang
2. (Christianity) to crucify

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Strong class 7c
Infinitive	hą̄han
1st sg. past	heang
3rd pl. past	heangun
Past ptcple	hangan
Infinitive	hą̄han
Genitive infin.	hą̄hannjas
Dative infin.	hą̄hannjē
Instrum. infin.	hą̄hannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	hą̄hu	heang
2nd singular	hą̄hiʀi	heangī
3rd singular	hą̄hidi	heang
1st plural	hą̄hum	heangum
2nd plural	hą̄hid	heangud
3rd plural	hą̄hand	heangun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	hą̄hē	heangī
2nd singular	hą̄hēs	heangī
3rd singular	hą̄hē	heangī
1st plural	hą̄hēm	heangīm
2nd plural	hą̄hēþ	heangīd
3rd plural	hą̄hēn	heangīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	hą̄h
Plural	hą̄hid
	Present	Past
Participle	hą̄handī	hangan

Descendants

• Old English: hōn
  • Middle English: hōn, hangen, hongen (merger with hangian)
    • English: hang
    • Scots: hang
• Old Frisian: huā, hwā, (merger with hangia, hongia)
  • Saterland Frisian: hongje
  • West Frisian: hingje
• Old Saxon: hāhan
  • Middle Low German: hân, hangen (merger with hangon)
    • Low German: hangen
• Old Dutch: *hān
  • Middle Dutch: hâen, hangen (merger with hangon)
    • Dutch: hangen
      • Afrikaans: hang
      • Berbice Creole Dutch: hanggi
      • Negerhollands: hang, haṅ
      • → Sranan Tongo: anga
    • Limburgish: hange
• Old High German: hāhan
  • Middle High German: hāhen
    • German: hängen (merger with hangen and hengen)