Where does “Netherlandic” come from?
Netherlandic (English) comes from English Netherland, 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.
Netherlandic (English): Netherlandish
Definitions
- Netherlandish
Ancestry of “Netherlandic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Netherland | Netherlands |
| 2 | English | nether | Lower; under; Lying beneath, or conceived as... |
| 3 | English | nither | Alternative form of nether |
| 4 | Middle English | nitheren | — |
| 5 | Old English | niþerian | to depress, abase, bring low, humiliate, oppress,... |
| 6 | Old English | niþer | down; downstairs |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | niþer | down, downwards |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | niter | — |