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Where does “neðan” come from?

neðan (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic niþanē, from Proto-Germanic niþer, from Proto-Indo-European niter.

neðan (Old Norse): below, beneath

Definitions

  1. below, beneath

Ancestry of “neðan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicniþanēfrom below, from beneath; below, beneath
2Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
3Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—

Words derived from “neðan”

  • nedan
  • fyrir neðan
  • neðan
Every word from Proto-Indo-European niter →