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Where does “neyen” come from?

neyen (Middle English) comes from Old English hnǣġan, from Proto-Germanic hnajjōną — to neigh.

Ancestry of “neyen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhnǣġan—
2Proto-Germanichnajjōnąto neigh
Every word from Proto-Germanic hnajjōną →