Where does “underfundedness” come from?
underfundedness (English) comes from English underfunded, from English underfund, from English under-, from English under, from Middle English under, from Old English under, from Proto-Germanic under, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér — in; in, inside.
underfundedness (English): The quality of being underfunded
Definitions
- The quality of being underfunded
Ancestry of “underfundedness”, step by step
underfundedness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English underfunded
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | underfunded | Insufficiently funded; simple past tense and past... |
| 2 | English | underfund | To provide insufficient funds |
| 3 | English | under- | Beneath, under |
| 4 | English | under | In or at a lower level than; As a subject of;... |
| 5 | Middle English | under | under |
| 6 | Old English | under | under, beneath |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | under | among, between; under, beneath; under |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |