Where does “Nedersassisch” come from?

Nedersassisch (Dutch) comes 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.

Ancestry of “Nedersassisch”, step by step

Nedersassisch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch neder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnederdown; low-
2Middle Dutchnederdown, downwards; down low; below, beneath
3Old Dutchnitherdown
4Proto-West Germanic*niþerdown, downwards
5Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
6Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—

via Dutch Sassisch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchSassisch—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European niter →