netherward
English
adj
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to the downward or lower part of something; lower; bottom.
- Lowly.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English nitherward inherited from Old English niþerweard (turned downwards, downward, directed downwards) suffix 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
- netherness English
- netherwards English
- nieder German
- niederwärts German
- neer Dutch, Flemish
- neerwaarts Dutch, Flemish
- niþerweard Old English
- nether Middle English
- nitherward Middle English