Where does “onder” come from?

onder (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch onder, from Old Dutch under, from Old Saxon undar, from Proto-Germanic under, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.

onder (Dutch): under, downwards; under; under, below, beneath,...

Definitions

  1. under, downwards; under; under, below, beneath,...

Ancestry of “onder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchonder
2Old Dutchunderunder
3Old Saxonundarunder
4Proto-Germanicunderamong, between; under, beneath; under
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

Words derived from “onder

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en