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Where does “nethere” come from?

nethere (Middle English) comes from Old English niþera, from Proto-Germanic niþeraz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

Ancestry of “nethere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishniþeralower, lowest, under; inferior
2Proto-Germanicniþeraz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “nethere”

  • Netherlands
  • nether
  • Netherlandish
  • nethermost
  • Netherlander
  • Netherlandic
  • nethers
  • nethermore
  • nidder
  • netherwards
  • নেদাৰলেণ্ড
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →