Where does “hnigan” come from?

hnigan (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic hnīganą — Alternative form of *hnīwaną.

hnigan (Old Saxon): to bow; to bend

Definitions

  1. to bow; to bend

Ancestry of “hnigan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanichnīganąAlternative form of *hnīwaną
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