Where does “hneigja” come from?

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

hneigja (Icelandic): to bow

Definitions

  1. to bow

Ancestry of “hneigja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehneigja—
2Proto-Germanichnaigijanąto make bow
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “hneigja”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →