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
- To keep down or under; To press hard upon;...
Ancestry of “nidder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | nither | Alternative form of nether |
| 2 | Middle English | nitheren | — |
| 3 | Old English | niþerian | to depress, abase, bring low, humiliate, oppress,... |
| 4 | Old English | niþer | down; downstairs |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | niþer | down, downwards |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | niter | — |