Where does “onderwerpen” come from?

onderwerpen (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.

onderwerpen (Dutch): to subject

Definitions

  1. to subject

Ancestry of “onderwerpen”, step by step

onderwerpen 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 werpen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwerpento throw; to give birth
2Middle Dutchwerpento throw; to cast off, to lose; to give birth
3Old Dutchwerpanto throw, to cast
4Proto-Germanicwerpanąto throw; to cast
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerb-to throw, twist, bend; to turn, bend, twist; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “onderwerpen

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en