Where does “niþerian” come from?

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

niþerian (Old English): to depress, abase, bring low, humiliate, oppress,...

Definitions

  1. to depress, abase, bring low, humiliate, oppress,...

Ancestry of “niþerian”, step by step

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

Words derived from “niþerian”

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