Where does “innerstanding” come from?
innerstanding (English) comes from English understanding, from Old English understandan, from Proto-Germanic understandaną, from Proto-Germanic under, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.
innerstanding (English): The comprehension of one's own purported innate knowledge
Definitions
- The comprehension of one's own purported innate knowledge
Ancestry of “innerstanding”, step by step
innerstanding traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English understanding
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | understanding | The act of one that understands or comprehends;... |
| 2 | Old English | understandan | to understand |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | understandaną | to stand between, stand in the midst, understand |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | under | among, between; under, beneath; under |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |