netherness
English
noun
Definitions
- The state or quality of being nether or beneath; lowness; inferiority.
- Deepness; depth; abyss.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English nethernesse inherited from Old English niþernes (lowness, deepness, a low position, bottom) affix from English nether (lower, beneath).
Origin
English
nether
Gloss
lower, beneath
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Netherlands English
- nether English
- netherhood English
- netherlands English
- nethermore English
- nethermost English
- netherward English
- netherwards English
- niþera Old English
- niþernes Old English
- nether Middle English
- nethernesse Middle English