Where does “neðan” come from?

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

neðan (Icelandic): below, beneath; below, at the bottom

Definitions

  1. below, beneath; below, at the bottom

Ancestry of “neðan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseneðanbelow, beneath
2Proto-Germanicniþanēfrom below, from beneath; below, beneath
3Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
4Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—

Words derived from “neðan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European niter →Every word from Proto-Germanic niþer →Every word from Proto-Germanic niþanē →