Where does “underrated” come from?
underrated (English) comes from English underrate, from English rate, from French rate, from French rat, from Middle French rat, from Old French rat, from Old High German rato, from Proto-Germanic ratō — to scrape.
underrated (English): Not given enough recognition for its quality;...
Definitions
- Not given enough recognition for its quality;...
Ancestry of “underrated”, step by step
underrated traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English underrate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | underrate | to underestimate; to make too low a rate or... |
| 2 | English | rate | The worth of something; value; The proportional... |
| 3 | French | rate | spleen; female equivalent of rat; female rat;... |
| 4 | French | rat | rat; sweetheart; scrooch |
| 5 | Middle French | rat | rat |
| 6 | Old French | rat | rat rodent |
| 7 | Old High German | rato | rat |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ratō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | rattaz | rat |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₃d- | to scrape |
via English rated
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rated | Scolded, rebuked; maximum under which a device... |