Where does “under” come from?
Under comes from Old English under, from Proto-Germanic under, from Proto-Indo-European n̥dʰér, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₁en.
under (English): In or at a lower level than; As a subject of;...
Definitions
- In or at a lower level than; As a subject of;...
Ancestry of “under”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | under | — |
| 2 | Old English | under | under |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | under | among, between; under, beneath; under |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |
Words derived from “under”