Where does “underpour” come from?

underpour (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.

underpour (English): To pour an inadequate amount

Definitions

  1. To pour an inadequate amount

Ancestry of “underpour”, step by step

underpour 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 pour

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpourTo cause to flow in a stream, either out of a...
2Middle Englishpourento pour
3Old Englishpurianto look into, investigate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Proto-Germanic under →