Where does “niðan” come from?

niðan (Faroese) comes from Old Norse neðan, from Proto-Germanic niþanē, from Proto-Germanic niþer, from Proto-Indo-European niter.

niðan (Faroese): upward, from below

Definitions

  1. upward, from below

Ancestry of “niðan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseneðanbelow, beneath
2Proto-Germanicniþanēfrom below, from beneath; below, beneath
3Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
4Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European niter →Every word from Proto-Germanic niþer →Every word from Proto-Germanic niþanē →