Where does “onderheien” come from?

onderheien (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.

onderheien (Dutch): to drive a pile underneath

Definitions

  1. to drive a pile underneath

Ancestry of “onderheien”, step by step

onderheien 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 heien

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchheiento drive into the ground
2Middle Dutchheien—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →