Etymograph

English

Nederweert

Nederweert comes from Dutch neder ‘lower’, from Middle Dutch nēder ‘down, downwards’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *niter ‘in’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*niter‘in’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*niþer‘down, downwards’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CEsame form‘down, downwards’reconstructed
  4. Old Dutchc. 500–1150*nitharreconstructed
  5. Middle Dutchc. 1150–1500nēder‘down, downwards’
  6. Dutchc. 1500–presentneder‘lower’
  7. Dutch, derivedc. 1500–presentNederweert
  8. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*niter‘in’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*niþer‘down, downwards’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CEsame form‘down, downwards’reconstructed
  4. Old Dutchc. 500–1150*nitharreconstructed
  5. Middle Dutchc. 1150–1500nēder‘down, downwards’
  6. Dutchc. 1500–presentneder‘lower’
  7. Dutch, derivedc. 1500–presentNederweert
  8. Englishtodaysame form

Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *niter

Today it means

name A village and municipality of Limburg, Netherlands.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *niter / Nederweert

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