Where does “onderuitgaan” come from?

onderuitgaan (Dutch) comes from Dutch gaan, from Middle Dutch gâen, from Old Dutch gān, from Proto-Germanic *gān, from Proto-Germanic gāną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

onderuitgaan (Dutch): to fall down (during movement)

Definitions

  1. to fall down (during movement)

Ancestry of “onderuitgaan”, step by step

onderuitgaan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch gaan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgaanto go, to move from one place to another; to...
2Middle Dutchgâento go
3Old Dutchgānto go
4Proto-Germanic*gān
5Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

via Dutch onderuit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchonderuitout from underneath (something)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic gānąEvery word from Proto-Germanic *gān