Where does “hníga” come from?

hníga (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse hníga, from Proto-Germanic hnīwaną, from Proto-Indo-European kneygʷʰ- — to tend; incline; lean toward; bend; to bend,...

hníga (Icelandic): to sink, slump down, fall or collapse slowly

Definitions

  1. to sink, slump down, fall or collapse slowly

Ancestry of “hníga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehnígato fall gently, sink down; to flow; to sink down;...
2Proto-Germanichnīwanąto bow
3Proto-Indo-Europeankneygʷʰ-to tend; incline; lean toward; bend; to bend,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnīwaną →Every word from Old Norse hníga →