Where does “ondergeslacht” come from?

ondergeslacht (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.

ondergeslacht (Dutch): subgenus

Definitions

  1. subgenus

Ancestry of “ondergeslacht”, step by step

ondergeslacht 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 geslacht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgeslachtsex; gender; grammatical gender
2Middle Dutchgeslachte—
3Middle Dutchslachte—
4Old Dutchslahta—
5Proto-Germanicslahtō—
6Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
7Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
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