nijgen

Dutch (Brabantic)

verb
Definitions
  • to bow down (out of politeness)
  • to curtsey

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch nigen inherited from Old Dutch *nīgan inherited from Proto-Germanic *hnīganą.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*hnīganą

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