neigen

(Englisch)

  1. to bend over, lean (towards)
  2. to tend, incline

Frequenz

27k
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ˈnɛi̯ɣə(n)/
Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

From Middle Dutch neigen, from Old Dutch neigen, from Proto-West Germanic *hnaigijan, from Proto-Germanic *hnaigijaną, the causative of nijgen. The weak verb adopted most intransitive uses from strong nijgen in modern Dutch, the latter being restricted to “bowing as a sign of respect”. Compare however genegen (“inclined to”).

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