Where does “neergang” come from?

neergang (Dutch) comes from Dutch neergaan, from Dutch neer, 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.

neergang (Dutch): downfall

Definitions

  1. downfall

Ancestry of “neergang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchneergaanto go down, to descend
2Dutchneerdown, downwards
3Dutchnederdown; low-
4Middle Dutchnederdown, downwards; down low; below, beneath
5Old Dutchnitherdown
6Proto-West Germanic*niþerdown, downwards
7Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
8Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European niter →Every word from Proto-Germanic niþer →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *niþer →