Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/niþer

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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *niter. Compare Sanskrit नितराम् (nitarām, down, downwards).

Pronunciation

Adverb

*niþer

  1. down, downwards

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