nether

English

/nɛð.ə/, /nɛð.ɚ/

adj
Definitions
  • Lower; under.
  • Lying beneath, or conceived as lying beneath, the Earth’s surface.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English nether inherited from Old English niþera (lowest, under, lower) derived from Proto-Germanic *niþer derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₁én, *ni- (below, down).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₁én, *ni-

Gloss

below, down

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Kanji

下

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