Where does “Netherlands” come from?

Netherlands derives from English nether and English land, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ni- and Proto-Indo-European lendʰ-.

Netherlands (English): Of, from or relating to the Netherlands;...

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	nether	Lower; under; Lying beneath, or conceived as...
2	English	nither	Alternative form of nether
3	Middle English	nitheren	—
4	Old English	niþerian	to depress, abase, bring low, humiliate, oppress,...
5	Old English	niþer	down; downstairs
6	Proto-Germanic	niþer	down, downwards
7	Proto-Indo-European	niter	—

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