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Where does “nedisa” come from?

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

nedisa (Norwegian Nynorsk): frozen over, covered with ice

Definitions

  1. frozen over, covered with ice

Ancestry of “nedisa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskneddown
2Old Norseniðrdown; kinsman, relative; son
3Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
4Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European niter →