Where does “underdaks” come from?

underdaks (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.

underdaks (English): underpants

Definitions

  1. underpants

Ancestry of “underdaks”, step by step

underdaks 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 daks

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdaksTrousers or underwear; plural of dak
2EnglishdadA father, a male parent; Synonyms: dada, daddy,...
3EnglishDade—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →