Etymology

neath

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Today it means: Beneath. Full definition →

Old English neoþan ← Proto-Germanic *niþanē
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neath · preposition1

  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*niþanē
  2. Old English · inherited fromneoþan
  3. English todayneath

From Old English neoþan, from Proto-Germanic *niþanē.

Neath · proper noun2

  1. Welsh · borrowed fromNedd
  2. Welsh · borrowed fromNedd
  3. English todayNeath

Borrowed from Welsh Nedd.

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