Where does “onderbouwing” come from?

onderbouwing (Dutch) comes from Dutch onderbouwen, 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.

onderbouwing (Dutch): argumentation, evidence, substantiation, basis (particularly of an opinion, allegation or accusation)

Definitions

  1. argumentation, evidence, substantiation, basis (particularly of an opinion, allegation or accusation)

Ancestry of “onderbouwing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchonderbouwento support, to buttress; to substantiate
2Dutchonderunder, downwards; under; under, below, beneath,...
3Middle Dutchonder
4Old Dutchunderunder
5Old Saxonundarunder
6Proto-Germanicunderamong, between; under, beneath; under
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁enEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entérEvery word from Proto-Germanic under