Where does “nethergarment” come from?
nethergarment (English) comes from English garment, from Middle English garment, from Old French garnement, from Old French guarnir, from Frankish warnijan, from Proto-Germanic warnijaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
nethergarment (English): An article of clothing worn underneath;...
Definitions
- An article of clothing worn underneath;...
Ancestry of “nethergarment”, step by step
nethergarment traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English garment
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | garment | A single item of clothing; Short for temple... |
| 2 | Middle English | garment | — |
| 3 | Old French | garnement | garment; piece of clothing |
| 4 | Old French | guarnir | to protect; to arm; to armor |
| 5 | Frankish | warnijan | to ward, take care of; to ward, take care of... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | warnijaną | to care, worry; to worry, care, heed; to worry,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
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 | — |