Where does “niedersächsisch” come from?

niedersächsisch (German) comes from German Niedersachsen, from German nieder-, from German nieder, from Middle High German nider, from Old High German nidar, from Proto-Germanic niþer, from Proto-Indo-European niter.

niedersächsisch (German): from or pertaining to the German state of Lower Saxony

Definitions

  1. from or pertaining to the German state of Lower Saxony

Ancestry of “niedersächsisch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNiedersachsen—
2Germannieder-A prefix; equivalent to down-
3Germanniederlow; mean; menial
4Middle High Germannider—
5Old High Germannidardown
6Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
7Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European niter →Every word from Proto-Germanic niþer →Every word from Old High German nidar →