Where does “neerslaan” come from?

neerslaan (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.

neerslaan (Dutch): to fall down; to knock down; to precipitate

Definitions

  1. to fall down; to knock down; to precipitate

Ancestry of “neerslaan”, step by step

neerslaan 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 slaan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchslaanto hit, to slap; to beat, overcome; to strike
2Middle Dutchslaento hit, to strike
3Old Dutchslānto hit, to beat
4Proto-West Germanicslahanto hit, to strike; to kill
5Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
6Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

Words derived from “neerslaan

Every word from Proto-Indo-European niterEvery word from Proto-Germanic niþerEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *niþer