Where does “nider” come from?

nider (Middle High German) comes from Old High German nidar, from Proto-Germanic niþer, from Proto-Indo-European niter.

Ancestry of “nider”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germannidardown
2Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
3Proto-Indo-Europeanniter

Words derived from “nider

Every word from Proto-Indo-European niterEvery word from Proto-Germanic niþerEvery word from Old High German nidar