Where does “underearner” come from?
underearner (English) comes from English underearn, from English earn, from Middle English ernen, from Old English irnan, from Old English rinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *rinnan, from Proto-Germanic rinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ér- — to move, to stir.
underearner (English): One who earns too little
Definitions
- One who earns too little
Ancestry of “underearner”, step by step
underearner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English underearn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | underearn | To earn less than; To earn less than might be... |
| 2 | English | earn | To gain through applied effort or work; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | ernen | To earn to accrue or receive payments |
| 4 | Old English | irnan | Alternative form of rinnan; to run |
| 5 | Old English | rinnan | to run |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *rinnan | to run, to flow |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | rinnaną | to run, to rush; to flow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ér- | to move, to stir |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |