Where does “Nethertown” come from?
Nethertown (English) comes from English town, from Middle English toun, from Middle English ende, from Old English ende, from Proto-Germanic andi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- — on, onto.
Nethertown (English): OS grid ref NX9907
Definitions
- OS grid ref NX9907
Ancestry of “Nethertown”, step by step
Nethertown traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English town
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | town | A settlement; an area with residential districts,... |
| 2 | Middle English | toun | town |
| 3 | Middle English | ende | The end or finishing of a thing; the terminal... |
| 4 | Old English | ende | end, limit, border, corner |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | andi | in addition, furthermore, and |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English nether
| 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 | — |