Where does “onderstel” come from?

onderstel (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.

onderstel (Dutch): undercarriage, underframe, chassis supporting framework onto which something is mounted, often to enable transport

Definitions

  1. undercarriage, underframe, chassis supporting framework onto which something is mounted, often to enable transport

Ancestry of “onderstel”, step by step

onderstel 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 stel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstelcouple, pair
2Middle Dutchstellen
3Old Dutchstellen—
4Proto-West Germanicstalljanto put, to place
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Proto-Germanic under →