Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/niþanā

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 *niþanē. Equivalent to *niþ(a)r (“down, downwards”) +‎ *-anā (ablative adverb suffix).

Adverb

*niþanā

1. ablative of *niþ(a)r (“down, downwards”): from below, from beneath
2. below, beneath

Descendants

• Old English: neoþan
  • Middle English: nēthen
    • English: neath
    • Scots: neath, neth
• Old Saxon: nithana
  • Middle Low German: *neden
    • Plautdietsch: naden
• Old High German: nidana
  • Middle High German: niden, nidene
    • German: nieden (obsolete)