Where does “undertrøje” come from?

undertrøje (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.

undertrøje (Danish): undershirt

Definitions

  1. undershirt

Ancestry of “undertrøje”, step by step

undertrøje 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 trøje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtrøjeshirt; jersey; cardigan
2Middle Low Germantroye—
3Old Frenchtroiecoat from Troyes
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Proto-Germanic under →