Where does “nidder” come from?

nidder (English) comes from English nither, from Middle English nitheren, from Old English niþerian, from Old English niþer, from Proto-Germanic niþer, from Proto-Indo-European niter.

nidder (English): To keep down or under; To press hard upon;...

Definitions

  1. To keep down or under; To press hard upon;...

Ancestry of “nidder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnitherAlternative form of nether
2Middle Englishnitheren—
3Old Englishniþerianto depress, abase, bring low, humiliate, oppress,...
4Old Englishniþerdown; downstairs
5Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
6Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European niter →Every word from Proto-Germanic niþer →Every word from Old English niþer →