Where does “underclad” come from?

underclad (English) comes 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.

underclad (English): Inadequately clad; not wearing enough clothes

Definitions

  1. Inadequately clad; not wearing enough clothes

Ancestry of “underclad”, step by step

underclad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English under

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunderIn or at a lower level than; As a subject of;...
2Middle Englishunderunder
3Old Englishunderunder, beneath
4Proto-Germanicunderamong, between; under, beneath; under
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside

via English clad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcladWearing clothing or some other covering (for example, an armour) on the body; clothed, dressed
2Middle EnglishclaðAlternative form of cloth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →