Where does “underernæret” come from?

underernæret (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.

underernæret (Danish): undernourished (very thin due to malnourishment)

Definitions

  1. undernourished (very thin due to malnourishment)

Ancestry of “underernæret”, step by step

underernæret 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 ernæret

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishernæret
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁enEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entérEvery word from Proto-Germanic under