Where does “buigen” come from?
buigen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch bugen, from Old Dutch būgan, from Proto-Germanic būganą, from Proto-Germanic beuganą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- — to bend.
buigen (Dutch): to bend; to bow
Ancestry of “buigen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | bugen | to bend; to bow; to yield, to give way |
| 2 | Old Dutch | būgan | to bend, bow |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | būganą | Alternative form of *beuganą; to bend |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | beuganą | to bend, bow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰūgʰ- | to bend |
Words derived from “buigen”