Where does “nether-shirt” come from?
nether-shirt (English) comes from English nether, from English nither, from Middle English nitheren, from Old English niþerian, from Old English niþer, from Proto-Germanic niþer, from Proto-Indo-European niter.
nether-shirt (English): An undershirt
Definitions
- An undershirt
Ancestry of “nether-shirt”, step by step
nether-shirt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 | — |