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Where does “nigha” come from?

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

Ancestry of “nigha”, 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,...
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