Where does “niður” come from?

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

niður (Icelandic): down, downwards; murmuring, humming, purling

Definitions

  1. down, downwards; murmuring, humming, purling

Ancestry of “niður”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseniðrdown; kinsman, relative; son
2Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
3Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—

Words derived from “niður”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European niter →Every word from Proto-Germanic niþer →Every word from Old Norse niðr →
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