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Where does “niþera” come from?

niþera (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic niþeraz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

niþera (Old English): lower, lowest, under; inferior

Definitions

  1. lower, lowest, under; inferior

Ancestry of “niþera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicniþeraz—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “niþera”

  • Netherlands
  • nether
  • Netherlandish
  • nethermost
  • Netherlander
  • Netherlandic
  • nethers
  • nethermore
  • nidder
  • netherwards
  • nether
  • nethere
  • nithere
  • নেদাৰলেণ্ড
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →