Where does “onderspuiten” come from?

onderspuiten (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.

onderspuiten (Dutch): to spout all over, to cover by spouting

Definitions

  1. to spout all over, to cover by spouting

Ancestry of “onderspuiten”, step by step

onderspuiten 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 spuiten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchspuitento squirt, to spout; to inject
2Middle Dutchspoiten—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Proto-Germanic under →
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