Where does “nedenunder” come from?

nedenunder (Danish) comes from Danish under, from Old Norse undir, from Proto-Germanic under, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.

nedenunder (Danish): (further) down, below (something or someone)

Definitions

  1. (further) down, below (something or someone)

Ancestry of “nedenunder”, step by step

nedenunder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish under

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishunderunder; underneath; below
2Old Norseundirunder, underneath
3Proto-Germanicunderamong, between; under, beneath; under
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

via Danish neden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishnedenfra neden
2Old Norseneðanbelow, beneath
3Proto-Germanicniþanēfrom below, from beneath; below, beneath
4Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
5Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Proto-Germanic under →