Where does “undergrove” come from?

undergrove (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.

undergrove (English): A grove of shrubs or low trees under taller ones

Definitions

  1. A grove of shrubs or low trees under taller ones

Ancestry of “undergrove”, step by step

undergrove 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 grove

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgroveA small forest; An orchard of fruit trees; A...
2Middle Englishgrovegrove small forest
3Old Englishgrāfgrove
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Proto-Germanic under →