Where does “neigen” come from?

neigen (German) comes from Middle High German nīgen, from Old Dutch nīgan, from Proto-Germanic hnīganą — Alternative form of *hnīwaną.

neigen (German): to bend; to tilt; to tend

Definitions

  1. to bend; to tilt; to tend

Ancestry of “neigen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “neigen”

Every word from Proto-Germanic hnīganą →Every word from Old Dutch nīgan →Every word from Middle High German nīgen →