Where does “underpull” come from?

underpull (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.

underpull (English): To exert one's influence secretly

Definitions

  1. To exert one's influence secretly

Ancestry of “underpull”, step by step

underpull 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 pull

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpullTo apply a force to so that it comes toward the...
2Middle Englishpullento pull
3Irish-aíEnding of the plural of certain nouns; Agent...
4Old Irish-ide—
5Old Irish-deUsed to form adjectives from nouns, denoting...

Words derived from “underpull”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Proto-Germanic under →