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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European niter →Every word from Proto-Germanic niþer →