Where does “nīgha” come from?

nīgha (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse hníga, from Proto-Germanic hnīwaną, from Proto-Indo-European kneygʷʰ- — to tend; incline; lean toward; bend; to bend,...

nīgha (Old Swedish): to bow

Definitions

  1. to bow

Ancestry of “nīgha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehnígato fall gently, sink down; to flow; to sink down;...
2Proto-Germanichnīwanąto bow
3Proto-Indo-Europeankneygʷʰ-to tend; incline; lean toward; bend; to bend,...

Words derived from “nīgha”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnīwaną →Every word from Old Norse hníga →
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