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Where does “undergoeth” come from?

undergoeth (English) comes from English undergo, from Middle English undergon, from Old English undergān, from Old English under-, from Proto-Germanic under, from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér, from Proto-Indo-European h₁en — in; in, inside.

undergoeth (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...

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  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “undergoeth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishundergoTo go or move under or beneath; To experience; to...
2Middle Englishundergon—
3Old Englishundergānto undergo, undermine, ruin
4Old Englishunder-between, among; beneath; subordinate to
5Proto-Germanicunderamong, between; under, beneath; under
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside
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