Where does “onderbewust” come from?

onderbewust (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.

onderbewust (Dutch): subconscious

Definitions

  1. subconscious

Ancestry of “onderbewust”, step by step

onderbewust 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 bewust

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbewustconscious, aware; deliberate; in question, very
2Germanbewusstconscious, aware; intentional
3Germanbewissen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →