Where does “onderduiken” come from?

onderduiken (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.

onderduiken (Dutch): to submerge, to submerse; to hide from...

Definitions

  1. to submerge, to submerse; to hide from...

Ancestry of “onderduiken”, step by step

onderduiken 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 duiken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchduikento dive
2Middle Dutchdukento dive; to dive, to leap; to duck
3Old Dutchdūcanto duck, dive
4Proto-West Germanicdūkanto duck, to dive under
5Proto-Germanicdūkanąto duck, to dive under

Words derived from “onderduiken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Proto-Germanic under →