Old English · adverb
niþer
- Part of speech
- adverb
- IPA
- /ˈni.θer/[ˈni.ðer]
- Syllables
- ˈni · θer (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- downwardsnether
Meaning
-
down, downwards
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *niþer from the comparative of Proto-Indo-European *ni- (“down, below”). Cognate with Old High German nidar, Old Norse niðr.
Descendants
nether
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