Where does “wiþneoþan” come from?

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

wiþneoþan (Old English): below

Definitions

  1. below

Ancestry of “wiþneoþan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishneoþanneath
2Proto-Germanicniþanēfrom below, from beneath; below, beneath
3Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
4Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European niter →Every word from Proto-Germanic niþer →Every word from Proto-Germanic niþanē →