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
Ancestry of “nijgen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | nigen | to bow |
| 2 | Old Dutch | nīgan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hnīganą | Alternative form of *hnīwaną |
Words derived from “nijgen”