Where does “נייגן” come from?
נייגן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German neigen, from Old High German neigen, from Proto-West Germanic *hnaigijan, from Proto-Germanic hnaigijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
נייגן (Yiddish): }} to incline, to bow
Definitions
- }} to incline, to bow
Ancestry of “נייגן”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | neigen | to bow, to bend |
| 2 | Old High German | neigen | to bow, to bend |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *hnaigijan | to lower |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hnaigijaną | to make 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 |