English Explanatory Dictionary

nether-

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prefix
  1. low, lower, below, under, beneath.
  2. inferiority or baseness.

Word forms

nether-

Etymology

From Middle English nither-, neother-, from Old English niþer- (prefix), from niþer (“below, beneath, down, downwards, lower, in an inferior position”). Cognate with Dutch neder-, neer- (“down”), German nieder- (“down”). More at nether.

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