Where does “beneden” come from?

beneden (Middle Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic niþanē, from Proto-Germanic niþer, from Proto-Indo-European niter.

Ancestry of “beneden”, step by step

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

Words derived from “beneden”

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