Where does “ondersteunen” come from?
ondersteunen (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.
ondersteunen (Dutch): to support
Definitions
- to support
Ancestry of “ondersteunen”, step by step
ondersteunen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch onder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | onder | under, downwards; under; under, below, beneath,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | onder | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | under | under |
| 4 | Old Saxon | undar | under |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | under | among, between; under, beneath; under |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |
via Dutch steunen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | steunen | to support, keep up, back up, assist; to rest, be... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | stōnen | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | stonōn | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | stunōn | to rumble, groan; to thunder, crash, make a loud... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | stunōną | to make a loud sound; crash; to thunder, rumble;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tenh₂- | to crash, sound, thunder, roar, moan; thunder; to... |