Where does “onderhuids” come from?

onderhuids (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.

onderhuids (Dutch): subcutaneous, under the skin, hypodermic

Definitions

  1. subcutaneous, under the skin, hypodermic

Ancestry of “onderhuids”, step by step

onderhuids 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 huid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhuidskin; the hull of a ship or aircraft
2Middle Dutchhuut
3Old Dutchhūd
4Proto-West Germanichūdiskin
5Proto-Germanichūdizhide, skin
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en
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