Where does “knäböjning” come from?
knäböjning (Swedish) comes from Swedish knäböja, 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- — he, she.
knäböjning (Swedish): kneeling, genuflection
Definitions
- kneeling, genuflection
Ancestry of “knäböjning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | knäböja | to kneel, to genuflect |
| 2 | Swedish | böja | bow, bend; inflect |
| 3 | Old Swedish | bøghia | to bend; to turn; to force, compel |
| 4 | Old Norse | beygja | to bend, bow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | baugijaną | to bend, bow |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |