Where does “nīgen” come from?
nīgen (Middle High German) comes from Old Dutch nīgan, from Proto-Germanic hnīganą — Alternative form of *hnīwaną.
Ancestry of “nīgen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | nīgan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hnīganą | Alternative form of *hnīwaną |