Where does “undercrowd” come from?
undercrowd (English) comes from English crowd, from Middle English crouden, from Old English crūdan, from Proto-West Germanic krūdan, from Proto-Germanic krūdaną, from Proto-Indo-European grewt- — to push; press.
undercrowd (English): To underfill; to fill with too low a population density
Definitions
- To underfill; to fill with too low a population density
Ancestry of “undercrowd”, step by step
undercrowd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English crowd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | crowd | To press forward; to advance by pushing; To press... |
| 2 | Middle English | crouden | To move a means or form of transport; To cram; to... |
| 3 | Old English | crūdan | to press |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | krūdan | to press, to push |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | krūdaną | to crowd; to press; to drive |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | grewt- | to push; press |