Where does “onderkin” come from?

onderkin (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.

onderkin (Dutch): double chin

Definitions

  1. double chin

Ancestry of “onderkin”, step by step

onderkin 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 kin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkinchin
2Middle Dutchkinnechin
3Old Dutchkinni
4Proto-West Germanickinnuchin, jaw
5Proto-Germanickinnuzcheek; chin, jaw
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénu-jaw, cheek, chin; cheek
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁enEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entérEvery word from Proto-Germanic under
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