Where does “onderschildering” come from?

onderschildering (Dutch) comes from Dutch schildering, from Dutch schilderen, from Dutch -en, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

onderschildering (Dutch): underpainting

Definitions

  1. underpainting

Ancestry of “onderschildering”, step by step

onderschildering traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch schildering

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschilderingmural, painting
2Dutchschilderento paint
3Dutch-enForms verbs from nouns and adjectives. The stem...
4Middle Dutch-enThe ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used...
5Old Dutch-en
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
9Chichewaiyehe, she

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
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti
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