Where does “ned” come from?

ned (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse niðr, from Proto-Germanic niþer, from Proto-Indo-European niter.

ned (Norwegian Bokmål): down

Definitions

  1. down

Ancestry of “ned”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseniðrdown; kinsman, relative; son
2Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
3Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—

Words derived from “ned”

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