Where does “onderbieden” come from?

onderbieden (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.

onderbieden (Dutch): to underbid, to bid lower than

Definitions

  1. to underbid, to bid lower than

Ancestry of “onderbieden”, step by step

onderbieden 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 bieden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbiedento make an offer, to bid
2Middle Dutchbiedento offer, to present; to promise; to point, to...
3Old Dutchbiedanto offer
4Proto-West Germanicbeudanto offer, to bid
5Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Proto-Germanic under →