Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/niþer

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Alternative forms

*niþra

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *niter. Compare Sanskrit नितराम् (nitarām, “down, downwards”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈni.θer/

Adverb

*niþer

down, downwards

Descendants

Old English: niþer
- Middle English: nithere, nethere, nether
  - English: nether
  - Scots: nether, nedder
Old Frisian: nither, nether
- West Frisian: near
Old Saxon: nithar
- Middle Low German: nider
  - Low German: nedder
Old Dutch: nither
- Middle Dutch: neder
  - Dutch: neder, neer
    - Afrikaans: neer
Old High German: nidar
- Middle High German: nider, neider
  - German: nieder
  - Hunsrik: nitter
  - Luxembourgish: nidder
  - Vilamovian: nejder
Old Norse: niðr
- Icelandic: niður
- Faroese: niður
- Norwegian: ned, ner
- Old Swedish: niþer, niþ, nedher, nedh
  - Swedish: ned, ner, neder
- Old Danish:
  - Danish: ned
- Old Gutnish: niþer

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