Where does “nêr” come from?

nêr (Franco-Provençal) comes from Latin Niger, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

nêr (Franco-Provençal): black

Definitions

  1. black

Ancestry of “nêr”, step by step

nêr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Niger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinNigerA Roman agnomen, or "nickname"
2Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

via Proto-Celtic neros

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticneroshero
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂nḗrman; power, force, vital energy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Latin Niger →