beneath

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From Middle English benethe, from Old English beneoþan (beneath, under, below), from Proto-Germanic *bī-niþana (below), from Proto-Indo-European *ni-, *nei- (in, under). Cognate with Low German benedden (beneath), Dutch beneden (beneath, under, down), German benieden (below). Compare also Danish neden (below), Swedish and Icelandic nedan (below, under). See also nether.

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beneath

  1. below or underneath

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beneath

  1. below
  2. to a lower position
  3. covered up or concealed by something

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