Where does “underpinner” come from?
underpinner (English) comes from English underpin, 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.
underpinner (English): One who, or that which, underpins
Definitions
- One who, or that which, underpins
Ancestry of “underpinner”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | underpin | To support from below with props or masonry; To... |
| 2 | English | under- | Under : insufficient, insufficiently, below what... |
| 3 | English | under | In or at a lower level than; As a subject of;... |
| 4 | Middle English | under | — |
| 5 | Old English | under | under |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | under | among, between; under, beneath; under |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |