Where does “nederig” come from?

nederig (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.

nederig (Dutch): humble, with humility

Definitions

  1. humble, with humility

Ancestry of “nederig”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nederig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European niter →