Etymology Explorer › Old English

Where does “hnǣġan” come from?

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

Ancestry of “hnǣġan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichnajjōnąto neigh

Words derived from “hnǣġan”

  • neigh
  • neighen
Every word from Proto-Germanic hnajjōną →