nether-
Prefix
- Prefix meaning "low", "lower", "below", "under", "beneath".
- nethergarment, netherling, netherlook, nethermind, netherverse, netherworld
- Prefixed used to denote inferiority or baseness.
- netherman
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.
Derived terms
English words prefixed with nether-