Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/niþer

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *niþer.

Preposition

*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, nieder
Old Dutch: nither
- Middle Dutch: nēder
  - Dutch: neder, neer
    - Afrikaans: neer
Old High German: nidar
- Middle High German: nider, neider
  - German: nieder
  - Hunsrik: nitter
  - Luxembourgish: nidder
  - Vilamovian: nejder