Where does “ondervoorzitter” come from?

ondervoorzitter (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.

ondervoorzitter (Dutch): a dignitary ranking below the voorzitter (president or chairman), and if their is/are one/more also below the vice-voorzitter(s)

Definitions

  1. a dignitary ranking below the voorzitter (president or chairman), and if their is/are one/more also below the vice-voorzitter(s)

Ancestry of “ondervoorzitter”, step by step

ondervoorzitter 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 voorzitter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvoorzitterchairperson
2Dutch-erForms agent nouns from verbs; Forms nouns for a...
3Old Dutch-āri—
4Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
5Latin-āriuser
6Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Proto-Germanic under →