Where does “neerwaarts” come from?

neerwaarts (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.

neerwaarts (Dutch): downward; downwards

Definitions

  1. downward; downwards

Ancestry of “neerwaarts”, step by step

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—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European niter →Every word from Proto-Germanic niþer →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *niþer →