Where does “undergrown” come from?
undergrown (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.
undergrown (English): insufficiently grown; not having grown to a...
Definitions
- insufficiently grown; not having grown to a...
Ancestry of “undergrown”, step by step
undergrown traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English under
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | under | In or at a lower level than; As a subject of;... |
| 2 | Middle English | under | under |
| 3 | Old English | under | under, beneath |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | under | among, between; under, beneath; under |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |
via English grown
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | grown | past participle of grow; Covered by growth;... |
| 2 | Middle English | growen | To grow usually of plants, fruit, etc |
| 3 | Old English | grōwan | to grow, increase, flourish, germinate |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | grōaną | to green; to grow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |