Where does “Netherlandish” come from?
Netherlandish derives from English Netherlands, English land, English nither, and Old English land, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European klān-, lendʰ-, and ni-.
Netherlandish (English): Of or pertaining to the Netherlands
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to the Netherlands
Ancestry of “Netherlandish”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Netherland | — |
| 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 | — |