Where does “neerlê” come from?
neerlê (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch neerleggen, from Dutch neer, from Dutch neder, from Middle Dutch neder, from Old Dutch nither, from Proto-West Germanic *niþer, from Proto-Germanic niþer, from Proto-Indo-European niter.
neerlê (Afrikaans): to lay; to put; to lay down
Definitions
- to lay; to put; to lay down
Ancestry of “neerlê”, step by step
neerlê traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch neerleggen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | neerleggen | to lay down; to resign oneself |
| 2 | Dutch | neer | down, downwards |
| 3 | Dutch | neder | down; low- |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | neder | down, downwards; down low; below, beneath |
| 5 | Old Dutch | nither | down |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *niþer | down, downwards |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | niþer | down, downwards |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | niter | — |
via Afrikaans lê
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | lê | to lie; to lay |
| 2 | Dutch | leggen | to lay; Alternative form of liggen |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | leggen | to lay (down), to place |
| 4 | Old Dutch | leggen | to lay, to place |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | laggjan | to lay, to place |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | lagjaną | to lay, to place in a resting position |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |