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Where does “накреняться” come from?

накреняться (Russian) comes from Russian накреня́ть, from Russian накрени́ть, from Russian крени́ть, from Dutch krengen, from Middle English crengen, from Old English crengan, from Proto-West Germanic *krangijan, from Proto-Germanic krangijaną — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

накреняться (Russian): to tilt, to tip, to list; passive of накреня́ть

Definitions

  1. to tilt, to tip, to list; passive of накреня́ть

Ancestry of “накреняться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianнакреня́ть—
2Russianнакрени́ть—
3Russianкрени́ть—
4Dutchkrengen
5Middle Englishcrengento bend haughtily, condescend
6Old Englishcrenganto cause to fall, turn
7Proto-West Germanic*krangijan—
8Proto-Germanickrangijanąto make turn, fall
9Proto-Germanickringanąto turn, fall, yield
10Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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