Where does “underart” come from?

underart (Danish) comes from Danish art, from Middle Low German art, from Old Saxon *ard, from Proto-Germanic ardiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

underart (Danish): a subspecies

Definitions

  1. a subspecies

Ancestry of “underart”, step by step

underart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish art

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishartkind; nature; species
2Middle Low Germanart—
3Old Saxon*ard—
4Proto-Germanicardizcharacteristic; inborn quality; nature;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

via Danish under

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishunderunder; underneath; below
2Old Norseundirunder, underneath
3Proto-Germanicunderamong, between; under, beneath; under
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ardiz →