Where does “nīgen” come from?

nīgen (Middle High German) comes from Old Dutch nīgan, from Proto-Germanic hnīganą — Alternative form of *hnīwaną.

nīgen (Middle High German): to bow

Definitions

  1. to bow

Ancestry of “nīgen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchnīganto bend
2Proto-GermanichnīganąAlternative form of *hnīwaną

Words derived from “nīgen”

Every word from Proto-Germanic hnīganą →Every word from Old Dutch nīgan →