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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | nidar | down |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | niþer | down, downwards |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | niter | — |
Words derived from “nider”