Where does “neir” come from?

neir (Norman) comes from Old French neir, from Latin Niger, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

neir (Norman): black

Definitions

  1. black

Ancestry of “neir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchneirAlternative form of noir
2LatinNigerA Roman agnomen, or "nickname"
3Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Latin Niger →Every word from Old French neir →