niður
Icelandic
/ˈnɪːðʏr/
adv
Definitions
- down, downwards
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse niðr (son, a descendant, relative, downwards, any kinsman, a son, kinsman) inherited from Proto-Germanic *niþer.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*niþer
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- *h₁én, *ni- Proto-Indo-European
- *niter Proto-Indo-European
- ned Norwegian Bokmål
- *niþer Proto-Germanic
- ned Swedish
- neder Swedish
- ner Swedish
- ned Norwegian Nynorsk
- niþer Old English
- niþera Old English
- langniðjar Old Norse
- neðri Old Norse
- niðr Old Norse
- ned Danish
- lægja Icelandic
- niðji Icelandic
- niðurlæging Icelandic
- niðurlægja Icelandic
- niðurlægjandi Icelandic
- niðurskurður Icelandic
- skurður Icelandic
- nidar Old High German
- niður Faroese
- nider Middle High German
- nidder Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *nithar Old Dutch
- nither Old Dutch