Where does “neir” come from?

neir (Old French) comes from Latin Niger, from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- — bare, naked.

neir (Old French): Alternative form of noir

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of noir

Ancestry of “neir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinNigerA Roman agnomen, or "nickname"
2Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked

Words derived from “neir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European negʷ- →Every word from Latin Niger →