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
Ancestry of “neir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | neir | Alternative form of noir |
| 2 | Latin | Niger | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | negʷ- | bare, naked |