Where does “knäböja” come from?
knäböja (Swedish) comes from Swedish böja, from Old Swedish bøghia, from Old Norse beygja, from Proto-Germanic baugijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
knäböja (Swedish): to kneel, to genuflect
Definitions
- to kneel, to genuflect
Ancestry of “knäböja”, step by step
knäböja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish böja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | böja | bow, bend; inflect |
| 2 | Old Swedish | bøghia | to bend; to turn; to force, compel |
| 3 | Old Norse | beygja | to bend, bow |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | baugijaną | to bend, bow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |