Where does “ondergemiddeld” come from?

ondergemiddeld (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.

ondergemiddeld (Dutch): below average

Definitions

  1. below average

Ancestry of “ondergemiddeld”, step by step

ondergemiddeld 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 gemiddeld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgemiddeldaverage
2Dutchmiddelento take the average of; to mediate
3Middle Dutchmiddelen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Proto-Germanic under →
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