Where does “onderaannemer” come from?

onderaannemer (Dutch) comes from Dutch onder, 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.

onderaannemer (Dutch): subcontractor

Definitions

  1. subcontractor

Ancestry of “onderaannemer”, step by step

onderaannemer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch onder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchonderunder, downwards; under; under, below, beneath,...
2Middle Dutchonder—
3Old Dutchunderunder
4Old Saxonundarunder
5Proto-Germanicunderamong, between; under, beneath; under
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

via Dutch aannemer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaannemercontractor
2Dutcherthere; him, her, it, them; of them, of those
3Old Dutchiro—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Proto-Germanic under →