Where does “Netherland” come from?

Netherland (English) comes from English nether, from English nither, from Middle English nitheren, from Old English niþerian, from Old English niþer, from Proto-Germanic niþer, from Proto-Indo-European niter.

Netherland (English): Netherlands

Definitions

  1. Netherlands

Ancestry of “Netherland”, step by step

Netherland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English nether

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnetherLower; under; Lying beneath, or conceived as...
2EnglishnitherAlternative form of nether
3Middle Englishnitheren—
4Old Englishniþerianto depress, abase, bring low, humiliate, oppress,...
5Old Englishniþerdown; downstairs
6Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
7Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—

via English Land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLandThe part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water
2Middle EnglishlandAlternative form of lond; urine
3Old Englishhlandurine
4Proto-Germanichlandąurine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanklān-liquid, wet ground

Words derived from “Netherland”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European niter →