Where does “neersabelen” come from?
neersabelen (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.
neersabelen (Dutch): to strike down or kill with a sabre
Definitions
- to strike down or kill with a sabre
Ancestry of “neersabelen”, step by step
neersabelen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch neer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | neer | down, downwards |
| 2 | Dutch | neder | down; low- |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | neder | down, downwards; down low; below, beneath |
| 4 | Old Dutch | nither | down |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *niþer | down, downwards |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | niþer | down, downwards |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | niter | — |
via Dutch sabelen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | sabelen | — |