Where does “เนเธอร์แลนด์” come from?
เนเธอร์แลนด์ (Thai) comes from English Netherlands, from English nether, from English nither, from Middle English nitheren, from Old English niþerian, from Old English niþer, from Proto-Germanic niþer, from Proto-Indo-European niter.
Ancestry of “เนเธอร์แลนด์”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Netherlands | Of, from or relating to the Netherlands;... |
| 2 | English | nether | Lower; under; Lying beneath, or conceived as... |
| 3 | English | nither | Alternative form of nether |
| 4 | Middle English | nitheren | — |
| 5 | Old English | niþerian | to depress, abase, bring low, humiliate, oppress,... |
| 6 | Old English | niþer | down; downstairs |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | niþer | down, downwards |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | niter | — |