Etymology

netherward

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to the downward or lower part of something; lower; bottom. Full definition →

Middle English nitherward ← Old English niþerweard
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  1. Old English · inherited fromniþerweard“downward, directed downwards, turned downwards”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromnitherward
  3. English todaynetherward

From Middle English nitherward, from Old English niþerweard (“downward, directed downwards, turned downwards”), equivalent to nether + -ward. Cognate with Dutch neerwaarts (“netherward”), German niederwärts (“netherward”).

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