Where does “ondersoort” come from?

ondersoort (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.

ondersoort (Dutch): subspecies

Definitions

  1. subspecies

Ancestry of “ondersoort”, step by step

ondersoort 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 soort

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsoortsort, kind; species
2Middle Dutchsorte—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Proto-Germanic under →