Where does “underlug” come from?

underlug (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.

underlug (English): One of the locking lugs on a break-action firearm...

Definitions

  1. One of the locking lugs on a break-action firearm...

Ancestry of “underlug”, step by step

underlug 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 lug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlugThe act of hauling or dragging; That which is...
2Middle High Germanlugge—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Proto-Germanic under →