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
Ancestry of “nither”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *niþer | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | niþer | down, downwards |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | niter | — |
Words derived from “nither”