Where does “onderschikken” come from?
onderschikken (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.
onderschikken (Dutch): to suppress, to subjugate
Definitions
- to suppress, to subjugate
Ancestry of “onderschikken”, step by step
onderschikken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch onder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | onder | under, downwards; under; under, below, beneath,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | onder | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | under | under |
| 4 | Old Saxon | undar | under |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | under | among, between; under, beneath; under |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |
via Dutch schikken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | schikken | to arrange, to order; to be convenient for; to... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | schicken | to arrange, to carry out, to get done; to create,... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | skikken | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skikkijaną | To arrange; order; To send |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | skeg- | to jump, spring; to jump; move |