Where does “undernamed” come from?

undernamed (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.

undernamed (English): Whose name appears underneath, or further down in...

Definitions

  1. Whose name appears underneath, or further down in...

Ancestry of “undernamed”, step by step

undernamed 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 named

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnamedHaving a name; simple past tense and past...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en