Where does “undersawyer” come from?

undersawyer (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.

undersawyer (English): A sawyer who works in a sawpit, underneath the wood being sawn

Definitions

  1. A sawyer who works in a sawpit, underneath the wood being sawn

Ancestry of “undersawyer”, step by step

undersawyer 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 Sawyer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSawyerfor someone who made a living from sawing wood
2Swedishsegervictory
3Old Norsesigrvictory
4Proto-Germanicsegazvictory, triumph
5Proto-Indo-Europeanséǵʰospower, strength
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁entér →Every word from Proto-Germanic under →
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