Where does “niþer-” come from?

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

niþer- (Old English): below, beneath; situated in a lower position,...

Definitions

  1. below, beneath; situated in a lower position,...

Ancestry of “niþer-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishniþerdown; downstairs
2Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
3Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—

Words derived from “niþer-”

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