Where does “nethermore” come from?

nethermore (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.

nethermore (English): farther down; lower

Definitions

  1. farther down; lower

Ancestry of “nethermore”, step by step

nethermore 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 more

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmorecomparative degree of many: in greater number;...
2Middle Englishmoreroot
3Old Englishmāramore
4Proto-West Germanic*maiʀōmore, larger
5Proto-Germanicmaizôcomparative degree of *mikilaz; more
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmē-to measure; endeavour, will, temper; many
Every word from Proto-Indo-European niter