Where does “ondervoeden” come from?

ondervoeden (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.

ondervoeden (Dutch): to underfeed

Definitions

  1. to underfeed

Ancestry of “ondervoeden”, step by step

ondervoeden 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 voeden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchvoedenTo feed
2Middle Dutchvoedento feed; to raise
3Old Dutchfuoden—
4Proto-Germanicfōdijanąto feed; to give birth
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Proto-Germanic under →