Where does “nijgen” come from?

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

nijgen (Dutch): to bow down; to curtsey

Definitions

  1. to bow down; to curtsey

Ancestry of “nijgen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchnigento bow
2Old Dutchnīganto bend
3Proto-GermanichnīganąAlternative form of *hnīwaną

Words derived from “nijgen”

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