"niþer" meaning in Proto-Germanic

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈni.θer/
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-European *niter. Compare Sanskrit नितराम् (nitarām, “down, downwards”). Etymology templates: {{inh|gem-pro|ine-pro|*h₁én|*niter}} Proto-Indo-European *niter, {{cog|sa|नितराम्||down, downwards}} Sanskrit नितराम् (nitarām, “down, downwards”)
  1. down, downwards Tags: reconstruction Synonyms: niþra Derived forms: niþerōną
    Sense id: en-niþer-gem-pro-adv-72uEmE4u Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Proto-Germanic entries with incorrect language header
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmw-pro",
            "2": "*niþer"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic: *niþer\nOld English: niþer, nyder\nMiddle English: nithere, nethere, nether\nEnglish: nether\nScots: nether, nedder\nOld Frisian: nither, nether\nWest Frisian: near\nOld Saxon: nithar\nMiddle Low German: nider\nLow German: nedder\nOld Dutch: nither\nMiddle Dutch: nēder\nDutch: neder\nAfrikaans: neer\nOld High German: nidar\nMiddle High German: nider, neider\nGerman: nieder\nHunsrik: nitter\nLuxembourgish: nidder\nVilamovian: nejder",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-West Germanic: *niþer\nOld English: niþer, nyder\nMiddle English: nithere, nethere, nether\nEnglish: nether\nScots: nether, nedder\nOld Frisian: nither, nether\nWest Frisian: near\nOld Saxon: nithar\nMiddle Low German: nider\nLow German: nedder\nOld Dutch: nither\nMiddle Dutch: nēder\nDutch: neder\nAfrikaans: neer\nOld High German: nidar\nMiddle High German: nider, neider\nGerman: nieder\nHunsrik: nitter\nLuxembourgish: nidder\nVilamovian: nejder"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "non",
            "2": "niðr",
            "id": "down"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Norse: niðr\nIcelandic: niður\nFaroese: niður\nNorwegian: ned, ner\nOld Swedish: niþer, niþ, nedher, nedh\nSwedish: ned, ner, neder\nOld Danish:\nDanish: ned\nOld Gutnish: niþer",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Norse: niðr\nIcelandic: niður\nFaroese: niður\nNorwegian: ned, ner\nOld Swedish: niþer, niþ, nedher, nedh\nSwedish: ned, ner, neder\nOld Danish:\nDanish: ned\nOld Gutnish: niþer"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₁én",
        "4": "*niter"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *niter",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "नितराम्",
        "3": "",
        "4": "down, downwards"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit नितराम् (nitarām, “down, downwards”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-European *niter. Compare Sanskrit नितराम् (nitarām, “down, downwards”).",
  "lang": "Proto-Germanic",
  "lang_code": "gem-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/niþer",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Proto-Germanic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "niþerōną"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "down, downwards"
      ],
      "id": "en-niþer-gem-pro-adv-72uEmE4u",
      "links": [
        [
          "down",
          "down"
        ],
        [
          "downwards",
          "downwards"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "niþra"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈni.θer/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "niþer"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "niþerōną"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmw-pro",
            "2": "*niþer"
          },
          "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic: *niþer\nOld English: niþer, nyder\nMiddle English: nithere, nethere, nether\nEnglish: nether\nScots: nether, nedder\nOld Frisian: nither, nether\nWest Frisian: near\nOld Saxon: nithar\nMiddle Low German: nider\nLow German: nedder\nOld Dutch: nither\nMiddle Dutch: nēder\nDutch: neder\nAfrikaans: neer\nOld High German: nidar\nMiddle High German: nider, neider\nGerman: nieder\nHunsrik: nitter\nLuxembourgish: nidder\nVilamovian: nejder",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Proto-West Germanic: *niþer\nOld English: niþer, nyder\nMiddle English: nithere, nethere, nether\nEnglish: nether\nScots: nether, nedder\nOld Frisian: nither, nether\nWest Frisian: near\nOld Saxon: nithar\nMiddle Low German: nider\nLow German: nedder\nOld Dutch: nither\nMiddle Dutch: nēder\nDutch: neder\nAfrikaans: neer\nOld High German: nidar\nMiddle High German: nider, neider\nGerman: nieder\nHunsrik: nitter\nLuxembourgish: nidder\nVilamovian: nejder"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "non",
            "2": "niðr",
            "id": "down"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Norse: niðr\nIcelandic: niður\nFaroese: niður\nNorwegian: ned, ner\nOld Swedish: niþer, niþ, nedher, nedh\nSwedish: ned, ner, neder\nOld Danish:\nDanish: ned\nOld Gutnish: niþer",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Norse: niðr\nIcelandic: niður\nFaroese: niður\nNorwegian: ned, ner\nOld Swedish: niþer, niþ, nedher, nedh\nSwedish: ned, ner, neder\nOld Danish:\nDanish: ned\nOld Gutnish: niþer"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₁én",
        "4": "*niter"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *niter",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "नितराम्",
        "3": "",
        "4": "down, downwards"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit नितराम् (nitarām, “down, downwards”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-European *niter. Compare Sanskrit नितराम् (nitarām, “down, downwards”).",
  "lang": "Proto-Germanic",
  "lang_code": "gem-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/niþer",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Proto-Germanic adverbs",
        "Proto-Germanic entries with incorrect language header",
        "Proto-Germanic lemmas",
        "Proto-Germanic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Proto-Germanic terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "down, downwards"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "down",
          "down"
        ],
        [
          "downwards",
          "downwards"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈni.θer/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "niþra"
    }
  ],
  "word": "niþer"
}

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