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
- Underpants; underbreeches
Ancestry of “netherhose”, step by step
netherhose 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 | — |
via English hose
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hose | A flexible tube conveying water or other fluid; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | hose | Stockings or tights; pants, trousers; hose;... |
| 3 | Old English | hose | pant leg, stocking; pants, trousers; hose |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hosā | outer cover, shell; leggings, trousers |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | husǭ | An outer covering; hull; shell; husk; case;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |