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Where does “thereunder” come from?

Thereunder comes from Old English þǣrunder, a compound of þǣr (there) and under (under).

thereunder (English): Under that; under it

Definitions

  1. Under that; under it

Ancestry of “thereunder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishtherunder—
2Old Englishþǣrunder—
Every word from Old English þǣrunder →