Where does “nederwiet” come from?

nederwiet (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.

nederwiet (Dutch): weed, marijuana grown in the Netherlands

Definitions

  1. weed, marijuana grown in the Netherlands

Ancestry of “nederwiet”, step by step

nederwiet 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 wiet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwietweed, marijuana
2EnglishweedAny plant regarded as unwanted at the place...
3Middle Englishweed—
4Old Englishwēodweed
5Proto-West Germanic*weudweed (unwanted plant)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European niter →Every word from Proto-Germanic niþer →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *niþer →
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