Hang
/hæŋ/noun
To suspend or be suspended from a point without support from below.
Did you know?In ancient times, 'hang' was often associated with execution and punishment, linking it to a dark history of justice and fear.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*kʲengʰ-
“to be suspended or to swing.”
Old English
Old English
hangian
“to cause to hang or to be suspended.”
Middle English
Middle English
hangen
“to be suspended or to dangle.”
14th Century
Middle English
hangen
“to suspend from above; often with a connotation of execution.”
Modern English
English
hang
“to suspend or be suspended; used in various contexts including physical, metaphorical, and legal.”