Where does “nidana” come from?
nidana (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic niþanē, from Proto-Germanic niþer, from Proto-Indo-European niter.
nidana (Old High German): below
Ancestry of “nidana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | niþanē | from below, from beneath; below, beneath |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | niþer | down, downwards |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | niter | — |