Where does “underinsure” come from?

underinsure (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.

underinsure (English): To insure insufficiently

Definitions

  1. To insure insufficiently

Ancestry of “underinsure”, step by step

underinsure 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 insure

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinsureTo provide for compensation if some specified...
2Middle Englishensuren—
3Anglo-Normanenseurer—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Proto-Germanic under →