Where does “Niel” come from?

Niel (English) comes from Dutch Niel, from Proto-Germanic *nīwalaz — lying down, prone, prostrate.

Niel (English): A town on the river Rupel in the southwest of the Belgian province of Antwerp

Definitions

  1. A town on the river Rupel in the southwest of the Belgian province of Antwerp

Ancestry of “Niel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchNieltown on the river Rupel in the southwest of the Belgian province of Antwerp
2Proto-Germanic*nīwalazlying down, prone, prostrate
Every word from Proto-Germanic *nīwalaz →Every word from Dutch Niel →