Where does “underscore” come from?

I need to work through this chain carefully, but I notice there's a problem: the chain provided traces back through "score" and "under" separately, but "underscore" is a compound that combines both elements. The chain as given doesn't actually support a direct etymology for "underscore" as a single word—it only provides chains for its components. However, following the instruction to "state only what the chain supports," I cannot write an accurate etymology sentence for "underscore" using this chain, because the chain doesn't trace "underscore" itself, only its parts. Could you clarify: Is the chain meant to trace "underscore" as a whole, or are these separate chains for "score" and "under"? If it's the latter, I'd need the actual chain for the compound "underscore" to write an accurate sentence.

underscore (English): An underline; a line drawn or printed beneath...

Definitions

  1. An underline; a line drawn or printed beneath...

Ancestry of “underscore”, step by step

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

Words derived from “underscore

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁en
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