Hange
/hæŋ/noun
An obsolete or dialectal form of the verb “hang.”
Did you know?“Hange” is recorded as an older form related to the same Germanic verb that produced modern “hang,” whose early senses included being suspended or fastened from above.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*keng-
“A reconstructed root associated with bending or curving; its exact relationship to the later Germanic hanging-verb is debated.”
Proto-Germanic
Germanic
*hanhaną
“To hang or be suspended.”
Old English
Old English
hangian
“To hang, be suspended, or be crucified.”
Middle English
Middle English
hangen / hongen
“To hang; variant spellings developed as English pronunciation and spelling changed.”
15th–16th Century
English
hange
“An obsolete spelling or dialectal form of “hang.””
Modern English
English
hang
“To suspend something or be suspended from above; also to execute by hanging.”