Where does “onderdrijven” come from?
onderdrijven (Dutch) comes from Dutch drijven, from Middle Dutch drîven, from Old Dutch drīvan, from Proto-West Germanic drīban, from Proto-Germanic drībaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreybʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.
onderdrijven (Dutch): to understate
Definitions
- to understate
Ancestry of “onderdrijven”, step by step
onderdrijven traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch drijven
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | drijven | to float; to drive, to push |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | drîven | to drive, to push (forward) |
| 3 | Old Dutch | drīvan | to drive |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | drīban | to drive, to push, to compel to go |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | drībaną | to drive, push, compel to go |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰreybʰ- | to drive, push |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |