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Where does “beyging” come from?

beyging (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic beygja, from Old Norse beygja, from Proto-Germanic baugijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

beyging (Icelandic): bending, swaying; the act of bowing down;...

Definitions

  1. bending, swaying; the act of bowing down;...

Ancestry of “beyging”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbeygjato bend; to turn; to inflect
2Old Norsebeygjato bend, bow
3Proto-Germanicbaugijanąto bend, bow
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “beyging”

  • beygingardæmi
  • sagnbeyging
  • beygingarlýsing
  • fallbeyging
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