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hangen.

to hang

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈɦɑŋə(n)/

  1. to hang

    intransitive
    Het schilderij hangt aan de muur.

  2. to hang

    transitive
    Hij hangt het schilderij aan de muur.
Where this word comes from

From a merger of two closely related but 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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