Where does “neerbuigen” come from?

neerbuigen (Dutch) comes from Dutch neer, from Dutch neder, from Middle Dutch neder, from Old Dutch nither, from Proto-West Germanic *niþer, from Proto-Germanic niþer, from Proto-Indo-European niter.

neerbuigen (Dutch): bow down

Definitions

  1. bow down

Ancestry of “neerbuigen”, step by step

neerbuigen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch neer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchneerdown, downwards
2Dutchnederdown; low-
3Middle Dutchnederdown, downwards; down low; below, beneath
4Old Dutchnitherdown
5Proto-West Germanic*niþerdown, downwards
6Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
7Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—

via Dutch buigen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbuigento bend; to bow
2Middle Dutchbugento bend; to bow; to yield, to give way
3Old Dutchbūganto bend, bow
4Proto-GermanicbūganąAlternative form of *beuganą; to bend
5Proto-Germanicbeuganąto bend, bow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰūgʰ-to bend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European niter →
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