Where does “neergooien” come from?

neergooien (Dutch) comes 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.

neergooien (Dutch): to cast, throw down, floor

Definitions

  1. to cast, throw down, floor

Ancestry of “neergooien”, step by step

neergooien traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch neer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchneerdown, downwards
2Dutchnederdown; low-
3Middle Dutchnederdown, downwards; down low; below, beneath
4Old Dutchnitherdown
5Proto-West Germanic*niþerdown, downwards
6Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
7Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—

via Dutch gooien

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgooiento throw
2Middle Dutchgoyen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European niter →Every word from Proto-Germanic niþer →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *niþer →