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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | hníga | to fall gently, sink down; to flow; to sink down;... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hnīwaną | to bow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kneygʷʰ- | to tend; incline; lean toward; bend; to bend,... |