Where does “underguesstimate” come from?
underguesstimate (English) comes from English underestimate, from English under-, 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.
underguesstimate (English): To underestimate
Definitions
- To underestimate
Ancestry of “underguesstimate”, step by step
underguesstimate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English underestimate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | underestimate | To perceive as having a lower value, quantity,... |
| 2 | English | under- | Beneath, under |
| 3 | English | under | In or at a lower level than; As a subject of;... |
| 4 | Middle English | under | under |
| 5 | Old English | under | under, beneath |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | under | among, between; under, beneath; under |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |
via English guesstimate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | guesstimate | An estimate that is hardly any better than a... |
| 2 | English | guess | To reach a partly unqualified conclusion; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | gessen | to guess; to suppose |
| 4 | Old Danish | getse | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | getsa | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gitisōną | to guess |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | getaną | to attain, acquire, get, receive, hold |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰed- | to defecate |