Where does “buiging” come from?
buiging (Dutch) comes from Dutch buigen, from Middle Dutch bugen, from Old Dutch būgan, from Proto-Germanic būganą, from Proto-Germanic beuganą, from Proto-Indo-European bʰūgʰ- — to bend.
buiging (Dutch): bow, kowtow; declension
Ancestry of “buiging”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | buigen | to bend; to bow |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bugen | to bend; to bow; to yield, to give way |
| 3 | Old Dutch | būgan | to bend, bow |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | būganą | Alternative form of *beuganą; to bend |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | beuganą | to bend, bow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰūgʰ- | to bend |