Where does “underkue” come from?

underkue (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.

underkue (Danish): to oppress, repress, suppress, subdue (by force)

Definitions

  1. to oppress, repress, suppress, subdue (by force)

Ancestry of “underkue”, step by step

underkue 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 kue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishkueto cow; to subdue; to stunt
2Old Norsekúgato cow, to force, to tyrannize over

Words derived from “underkue”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Proto-Germanic under →