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Where does “ned” come from?

ned (Swedish) comes from Old Norse niðr, from Proto-Germanic niþer, from Proto-Indo-European niter.

ned (Swedish): down

Definitions

  1. down

Ancestry of “ned”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseniðrdown; kinsman, relative; son
2Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
3Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—

Words derived from “ned”

  • solnedgång
  • nedgång
  • nedsätta
  • funktionsnedsättning
  • nedsättning
  • nedvärdera
Every word from Proto-Indo-European niter →