Where does “onderdeel” come from?

onderdeel (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.

onderdeel (Dutch): component

Definitions

  1. component

Ancestry of “onderdeel”, step by step

onderdeel 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 deel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdeelpart, piece; volume
2Middle Dutchdêel—
3Old Dutchdēl—
4Proto-Germanicdailąpart, portion, deal
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰayl-part, watershed

Words derived from “onderdeel”

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