Where does “verbeugen” come from?
verbeugen (German) comes from German beugen, from Middle High German böugen, from Old High German bougen, from Proto-Germanic baugijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
verbeugen (German): to bow
Definitions
- to bow
Ancestry of “verbeugen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | beugen | to bend something, to bow something; to bend; to... |
| 2 | Middle High German | böugen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | bougen | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | baugijaną | to bend, bow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |