Where does “underinsurance” come from?

underinsurance (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.

underinsurance (English): Inadequate insurance

Definitions

  1. Inadequate insurance

Ancestry of “underinsurance”, step by step

underinsurance 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 insurance

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinsuranceA means of indemnity against a future occurrence...
2EnglishensuranceObsolete form of insurance
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Proto-Germanic under →