Where does “netherhose” come from?

netherhose (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.

netherhose (English): Underpants; underbreeches

Definitions

  1. Underpants; underbreeches

Ancestry of “netherhose”, step by step

netherhose traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English nether

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnetherLower; under; Lying beneath, or conceived as...
2EnglishnitherAlternative form of nether
3Middle Englishnitheren
4Old Englishniþerianto depress, abase, bring low, humiliate, oppress,...
5Old Englishniþerdown; downstairs
6Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
7Proto-Indo-Europeanniter

via English hose

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhoseA flexible tube conveying water or other fluid; A...
2Middle EnglishhoseStockings or tights; pants, trousers; hose;...
3Old Englishhosepant leg, stocking; pants, trousers; hose
4Proto-West Germanichosāouter cover, shell; leggings, trousers
5Proto-GermanichusǭAn outer covering; hull; shell; husk; case;...
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European niterEvery word from Proto-Germanic niþerEvery word from Old English niþer