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
- ready, prepared; inclined, predisposed
Ancestry of “genegen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | nijgen | to bow down; to curtsey |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | nigen | to bow |
| 3 | Old Dutch | nīgan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hnīganą | Alternative form of *hnīwaną |