Where does “netherman” come from?

netherman (English) comes from English MAN, from English manual, from Middle English manuel, from Anglo-Norman manuel, from Old French manual, from Latin manuālis, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus — human being; man; hand.

netherman (English): An inhabitant of a lowland region; lowlander; An...

Definitions

  1. An inhabitant of a lowland region; lowlander; An...

Ancestry of “netherman”, step by step

netherman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English MAN

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMANInitialism of Metropolitan Area Network
2EnglishmanualA handbook; A booklet that instructs on the usage...
3Middle Englishmanuel
4Anglo-Normanmanuelmanual; done with the hands; handle; manual;...
5Old Frenchmanual
6Latinmanuālishand
7Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
8Proto-Italicmanushand
9Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man-
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