Where does “genegen” come from?

genegen (Dutch) comes from Dutch nijgen, from Middle Dutch nigen, from Old Dutch nīgan, from Proto-Germanic hnīganą — Alternative form of *hnīwaną.

genegen (Dutch): ready, prepared; inclined, predisposed

Definitions

  1. ready, prepared; inclined, predisposed

Ancestry of “genegen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnijgento bow down; to curtsey
2Middle Dutchnigento bow
3Old Dutchnīganto bend
4Proto-GermanichnīganąAlternative form of *hnīwaną

Words derived from “genegen”

Every word from Proto-Germanic hnīganą →Every word from Old Dutch nīgan →Every word from Middle Dutch nigen →