Where does “underreckon” come from?

underreckon (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.

underreckon (English): To reckon below what is right or proper; to...

Definitions

  1. To reckon below what is right or proper; to...

Ancestry of “underreckon”, step by step

underreckon 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 reckon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreckonTo count; to enumerate; to number; also, to...
2Middle Englishrekenen—
3Old Englishrecenianto arrange, dispose, reckon
4Proto-Germanicrekanōnąto count; to explain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Proto-Germanic under →
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