Where does “underdrawing” come from?

underdrawing (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.

underdrawing (English): A sketch done on the ground of a painting before...

Definitions

  1. A sketch done on the ground of a painting before...

Ancestry of “underdrawing”, step by step

underdrawing 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 drawing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdrawingpresent participle of draw; A picture, likeness,...
2Middle Englishdrauing—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →