Where does “nitherscuvan” come from?

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

nitherscuvan (Old Dutch): to shove down, to knock down

Definitions

  1. to shove down, to knock down

Ancestry of “nitherscuvan”, step by step

nitherscuvan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch nither

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchnitherdown
2Proto-West Germanic*niþerdown, downwards
3Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
4Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—

via Old Dutch scūvan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchscūvanto slide
2Proto-Germanicskeubanąto push, drive
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskewbʰ-to push
Every word from Proto-Indo-European niter →Every word from Proto-Germanic niþer →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *niþer →