Where does “nitherwerpan” come from?

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

nitherwerpan (Old Dutch): to throw down

Definitions

  1. to throw down

Ancestry of “nitherwerpan”, step by step

nitherwerpan 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 werpan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwerpanto throw, to cast
2Proto-Germanicwerpanąto throw; to cast
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwerb-to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European niter →Every word from Proto-Germanic niþer →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *niþer →