Where does “misunderestimate” come from?
misunderestimate (English) comes from English underestimate, from English under-, from English under, from Middle English under, from Old English under, from Proto-Germanic under, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.
misunderestimate (English): To underestimate by mistake
Definitions
- To underestimate by mistake
Ancestry of “misunderestimate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | underestimate | To perceive as having a lower value, quantity,... |
| 2 | English | under- | Beneath, under |
| 3 | English | under | In or at a lower level than; As a subject of;... |
| 4 | Middle English | under | under |
| 5 | Old English | under | under, beneath |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | under | among, between; under, beneath; under |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |