Where does “underproduced” come from?

underproduced (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.

underproduced (English): Having had inadequate time or effort spent on its...

Definitions

  1. Having had inadequate time or effort spent on its...

Ancestry of “underproduced”, step by step

underproduced 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 produced

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishproducedsimple past tense and past participle of produce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁enEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entérEvery word from Proto-Germanic under