Where does “hereunder” come from?
Hereunder derives from English here and under, which comes from Old English under, from Proto-Germanic under, from Proto-Indo-European n̥dʰér meaning beneath.
hereunder (English): Under this
Definitions
- Under this
Ancestry of “hereunder”, step by step
hereunder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English here
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | here | In, on, or at this place; To this place; used in... |
| 2 | Middle English | her | a hair; hair; pelt, hide, animal skin |
| 3 | Old English | hēr | at this place |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *hēr | here |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hē₂r | here, in this place |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 7 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 8 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 9 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |