Where does “onderbelasten” come from?

onderbelasten (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.

onderbelasten (Dutch): to underburden

Definitions

  1. to underburden

Ancestry of “onderbelasten”, step by step

onderbelasten 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 belasten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbelastento burden, encumber; to charge; to charge, to...
2Middle Dutchbelasten—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Proto-Germanic under →