Where does “nither” come from?

nither (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *niþer, from Proto-Germanic niþer, from Proto-Indo-European niter.

nither (Old Dutch): down

Definitions

  1. down

Ancestry of “nither”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*niþerdown, downwards
2Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
3Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—

Words derived from “nither”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European niter →Every word from Proto-Germanic niþer →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *niþer →
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