Where does “nigerisk” come from?

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

nigerisk (Swedish): Nigerien of, from, or pertaining to Niger or its people

Definitions

  1. Nigerien of, from, or pertaining to Niger or its people

Ancestry of “nigerisk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnigerpresent of niga
2Swedishnigato bow, curtsey, sink down
3Old Swedishnīghato bow
4Old Norsehnígato fall gently, sink down; to flow; to sink down;...
5Proto-Germanichnīwanąto bow
6Proto-Indo-Europeankneygʷʰ-to tend; incline; lean toward; bend; to bend,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kneygʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnīwaną →Every word from Old Norse hníga →