Where does “underdrawers” come from?

underdrawers (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.

underdrawers (English): underwear; undergarments

Definitions

  1. underwear; undergarments

Ancestry of “underdrawers”, step by step

underdrawers 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 drawers

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdrawersplural of drawer; Clothing worn on the legs,...
2Englishdraw"To move or develop something."; "To exert or...
3Fijiandrauleaf; hundred
4Proto-Oceanicrau—
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandahunleaf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Proto-Germanic under →
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