nijgen
Meaning
- to bow down (out of politeness)
- to curtsey
Etymology
From Middle Dutch nigen, from Old Dutch *nīgan, from Proto-Germanic *hnīganą, *hnīwaną. Cognate with Old English hnigan, Old Norse hníga (Swedish niga).
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