Where does “neigen” come from?
neigen (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *hnaigijan, from Proto-Germanic hnaigijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
neigen (Old High German): to bow, to bend
Definitions
- to bow, to bend
Ancestry of “neigen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *hnaigijan | to lower |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hnaigijaną | to make bow |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 6 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |