Where does “nedre” come from?

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

nedre (Norwegian Bokmål): lower

Definitions

  1. lower

Ancestry of “nedre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseneðrilower, nether; lowest, nethermost
2Old Norseniðrdown; kinsman, relative; son
3Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
4Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European niter →Every word from Proto-Germanic niþer →Every word from Old Norse niðr →