Where does “onderzouten” come from?

onderzouten (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.

onderzouten (Dutch): to salt insufficiently, to put less salt in/on

Definitions

to salt insufficiently, to put less salt in/on

Ancestry of “onderzouten”, step by step

onderzouten 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 zouten

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	zouten	to salt
2	Middle Dutch	souten	to salt
3	Old Dutch	saltan	—
4	Proto-Germanic	saltaną	to salt, to pickle
5	Proto-Indo-European	séh₂l-	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Proto-Germanic under →