Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/niþanē

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

Etymology

From *niþ(rą) +‎ *-anē.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈni.θɑ.neː/

Adverb

*niþanē

1. from below, from beneath
2. below, beneath

Related terms

• *niþer
• *niþrą
• *niþrai

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *niþanā
  • 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)
• Old Norse: neðan
  • Icelandic: neðan
  • Faroese: niðan
  • Norwegian: nedan
  • Old Swedish: niþan, næþan
    • Swedish: nedan
  • Old Danish: næthæn
    • Danish: neden

References

• “neðan” in: Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)