Where does “neoþan” come from?
neoþan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic niþanē, from Proto-Germanic niþer, from Proto-Indo-European niter.
neoþan (Old English): neath
Ancestry of “neoþan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | niþanē | from below, from beneath; below, beneath |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | niþer | down, downwards |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | niter | — |
Words derived from “neoþan”