Where does “beneden” come from?

beneden (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch beneden, from Proto-Germanic niþanē, from Proto-Germanic niþer, from Proto-Indo-European niter.

beneden (Dutch): below; downstairs; under, below, beneath

Definitions

  1. below; downstairs; under, below, beneath

Ancestry of “beneden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbeneden—
2Proto-Germanicniþanēfrom below, from beneath; below, beneath
3Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
4Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—

Words derived from “beneden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European niter →