Where does “undergo” come from?
Undergo comes from Middle English undergon, from Old English undergān, originally meaning to go under or proceed beneath.
undergo (English): To go or move under or beneath; To experience; to...
Definitions
- To go or move under or beneath; To experience; to...
Ancestry of “undergo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | undergon | — |
| 2 | Old English | undergān | to undergo, undermine, ruin |
| 3 | Old English | under- | between, among; beneath; subordinate to |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | under | among, between; under, beneath; under |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |
Words derived from “undergo”