Where does “nitheren” come from?

nitheren (Middle English) comes from Old English niþerian, from Old English niþer, from Proto-Germanic niþer, from Proto-Indo-European niter.

Ancestry of “nitheren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishniþerianto depress, abase, bring low, humiliate, oppress,...
2Old Englishniþerdown; downstairs
3Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
4Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—

Words derived from “nitheren”

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