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Where does “niþer” come from?

niþer (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic niþer, from Proto-Indo-European niter.

niþer (Old English): down; downstairs

Definitions

  1. down; downstairs

Ancestry of “niþer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
2Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—

Words derived from “niþer”

  • Netherlands
  • nether
  • Netherlandish
  • netherworld
  • nethermost
  • Netherlander
  • Netherlandic
  • nither
  • nethers
  • nethermore
  • nithered
  • netherwards
  • nidder
  • netherwear
  • nethermind
  • netherthought
  • nether cheek
  • netherhair
  • nether-shirt
  • netherregion
  • netherdom
  • netherstock
  • nether-
  • netherstocking
Every word from Proto-Indo-European niter →