Where does “niður” come from?

niður (Faroese) comes from Old Norse niðr, from Proto-Germanic niþer, from Proto-Indo-European niter.

niður (Faroese): down

Definitions

  1. down

Ancestry of “niður”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseniðrdown; kinsman, relative; son
2Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
3Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European niter →Every word from Proto-Germanic niþer →Every word from Old Norse niðr →