Where does “neath” come from?

Neath comes from Old English neoþan, from Proto-Germanic niþanē, from Proto-Germanic niþer, from Proto-Indo-European ni-.

neath (English): Beneath

Definitions

  1. Beneath

Ancestry of “neath”, step by step

neath traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English neoþan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishneoþanneath
2Proto-Germanicniþanēfrom below, from beneath; below, beneath
3Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
4Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—

via Welsh Nedd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1WelshNeddnits
Every word from Proto-Indo-European niter →Every word from Proto-Germanic niþer →Every word from Proto-Germanic niþanē →