Where does “onderkotsen” come from?

onderkotsen (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.

onderkotsen (Dutch): to vomit all over

Definitions

  1. to vomit all over

Ancestry of “onderkotsen”, step by step

onderkotsen 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 kotsen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkotsento vomit
2Germankotzento vomit; to puke
3Germankoppento crib
4Middle High Germankoppen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁enEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entérEvery word from Proto-Germanic under