Where does “neder” come from?

neder (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch neder, from Old Dutch nither, from Proto-West Germanic *niþer, from Proto-Germanic niþer, from Proto-Indo-European niter.

neder (Dutch): down; low-

Definitions

  1. down; low-

Ancestry of “neder”, step by step

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

Words derived from “neder”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European niter →