Where does “onderstellen” come from?

onderstellen (Dutch) comes from Dutch stellen, from Middle Dutch stellen, from Old Dutch stellen, from Proto-West Germanic stalljan, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

onderstellen (Dutch): to assume, suppose

Definitions

  1. to assume, suppose

Ancestry of “onderstellen”, step by step

onderstellen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch stellen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstellento position; place; to state, to put forward; to...
2Middle Dutchstellen
3Old Dutchstellen—
4Proto-West Germanicstalljanto put, to place
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate

via Latin suppōnō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsuppōnōto put, place under
2Latinpōnōto place; to put; to lay
3Proto-Italicpoznō—
4Proto-Italicpozinō—
5Proto-Italicsinō—

Words derived from “onderstellen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic stalljan →Every word from Old Dutch stellen →